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“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.

6 ch
expone
7 ch
exponen

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

  • exponeepxone · exopne · expnoe · expoen · exponne · exppone · exxpone · xepone
  • exponenepxonen · exopnen · expnoen · expoenn · exponenn · exponnen · expponen · exxponen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "expone" and "exponen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈpone] versus [eksˈponẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "expone" or "exponen"?
"expone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,906 in our Spanish list, against #13,464 for "exponen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list