exponervsexponíaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,669
“exponer” frequency rank
#41,354
“exponía” frequency rank
48023
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exponer exponía
Definition Exhibir, poner de manifiesto algo. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de exponer o de exponerse.

Where the eye mixes exponer and exponía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exponer (VCCVCVC) and exponía (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
exponer
7 ch
exponía

Look-alike desk: exponer vs exponía

A purely visual mix-up. exponer ([ekspoˈneɾ]) and exponía ([ekspoˈnia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exponer is recorded at frequency rank #6,669, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspoˈneɾ]. exponía is at rank #41,354, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspoˈnia].

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 48023, this pair ranks #116,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exponer vs exponía

Shared letters: enopx. Private to "exponer": r. Private to "exponía": aí.

"exponer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "exponía" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exponer ← epxoner · exopner · expnoer · expoenr · exponerr · exponner · exponre · expponer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "exponer" and "exponía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekspoˈneɾ] versus [ekspoˈnia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "exponer" vs "exponía" - which ranks higher?
"exponer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,669 in our Spanish list, against #41,354 for "exponía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "exponer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exponía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exponer" and "exponía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expondrá vs exponía". 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 #116,741 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