Which to use
“expone” and “exponen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,906
- “expone” frequency rank
- #13,464
- “exponen” frequency rank
- 20370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expone | exponen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exponer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exponer o de exponerse. |
Where the eye mixes expone and exponen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: expone vs exponen
A purely visual mix-up. expone ([eksˈpone]) and exponen ([eksˈponẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “expone” sits inside “exponen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expone is recorded at frequency rank #6,906, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈpone]. exponen is at rank #13,464, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈponẽn].
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 20370, this pair ranks #259,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of expone vs exponen
Shared letters: enopx. Private to "expone": -. Private to "exponen": -.
"expone" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "exponen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "expone" and "exponen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "expone" or "exponen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "expone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exponen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expone" and "exponen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exponen vs expongan". 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 #259,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.