exponevsexpongaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“expone” and “exponga” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,906
“expone” frequency rank
#38,114
“exponga” frequency rank
45020
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature expone exponga
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exponer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de exponer o de exponerse.

Where the eye mixes expone and exponga

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
expone
7 ch
exponga

Visual trap between expone and exponga

A purely visual mix-up. expone ([eksˈpone]) and exponga ([eksˈpõŋga]) 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 45020, 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]. exponga is at rank #38,114, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈpõŋga].

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 45020, this pair ranks #133,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of expone vs exponga

Shared letters: enopx. Private to "expone": -. Private to "exponga": ag.

"expone" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "exponga" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exponeepxone · exopne · expnoe · expoen · exponne · exppone · exxpone · xepone
  • expongaepxonga · exopnga · expnoga · expogna · exponag · expongga · exponnga · expponga

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "expone" for "exponga" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈpone] versus [eksˈpõŋga]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "expone" vs "exponga" - which ranks higher?
"expone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,906 in our Spanish list, against #38,114 for "exponga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "expone" and "exponga" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "expone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exponga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #133,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "expone" and "exponga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expondrá vs exponga". 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 #133,815 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