Which to use
“expirado” and “exportado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,319
- “expirado” frequency rank
- #32,207
- “exportado” frequency rank
- 77526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expirado | exportado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de expirar. | Participio de exportar. |
Where the eye mixes expirado and exportado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. expirado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against exportado's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between expirado and exportado
A purely visual mix-up. expirado ([ekspiˈɾað̞o]) and exportado ([ekspoɾˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expirado is recorded at frequency rank #45,319, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspiˈɾað̞o]. exportado is at rank #32,207, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspoɾˈt̪að̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 77526, this pair ranks #15,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expirado vs exportado
Shared letters: adeoprx. Private to "expirado": i. Private to "exportado": t.
"expirado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "exportado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "expirado" and "exportado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "expirado" or "exportado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "expirado" and "exportado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "expirado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exportado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expirado" and "exportado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expirado vs expiró". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #15,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.