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.
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?
Frequency check: "exponer" vs "exponía" - which ranks higher?
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.