exponevsexpongoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,906
“expone” frequency rank
#43,585
“expongo” frequency rank
50491
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature expone expongo
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 indicativo de exponer o de exponerse.

Where the eye mixes expone and expongo

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

6 ch
expone
7 ch
expongo

Look-alike desk: expone vs expongo

A purely visual mix-up. expone ([eksˈpone]) and expongo ([eksˈpõŋgo]) 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 50491, 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]. expongo is at rank #43,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈpõŋgo].

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 50491, this pair ranks #102,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of expone vs expongo

Shared letters: enopx. Private to "expone": -. Private to "expongo": g.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exponeepxone · exopne · expnoe · expoen · exponne · exppone · exxpone · xepone
  • expongoepxongo · exopngo · expnogo · expogno · exponggo · exponngo · exponog · exppongo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "expone" and "expongo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈpone] versus [eksˈpõŋgo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "expone" or "expongo" show up more?
"expone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,906 in our Spanish list, against #43,585 for "expongo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "expone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "expongo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #102,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "expone" and "expongo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expongan vs expongo". 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 #102,923 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