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

#38,114
“exponga” frequency rank
#43,585
“expongo” frequency rank
81699
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exponga expongo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de exponer o de exponerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de exponer o de exponerse.

Where the eye mixes exponga and expongo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
exponga
7 ch
expongo

Why the eye confuses exponga with expongo

A purely visual mix-up. exponga ([eksˈpõŋga]) 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 a single letter - a in “exponga” becomes o in “expongo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exponga is recorded at frequency rank #38,114, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈpõŋga]. 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 81699, this pair ranks #10,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exponga vs expongo

Shared letters: egnopx. Private to "exponga": a. Private to "expongo": -.

"exponga" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "expongo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • expongaepxonga · exopnga · expnoga · expogna · exponag · expongga · exponnga · expponga
  • expongoepxongo · exopngo · expnogo · expogno · exponggo · exponngo · exponog · exppongo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "exponga" and "expongo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈpõŋga] versus [eksˈpõŋgo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "exponga" vs "expongo" - which ranks higher?
"exponga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,114 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "exponga" 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 #10,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exponga" 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 #10,099 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