Which to use
“exporta” and “exportar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,013
- “exporta” frequency rank
- #13,043
- “exportar” frequency rank
- 35056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exporta | exportar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exportar. | Vender o enviar a otro país bienes o servicios. |
Where the eye mixes exporta and exportar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exporta with exportar
A purely visual mix-up. exporta ([eksˈpoɾt̪a]) and exportar ([ekspoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “exporta” sits inside “exportar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exporta is recorded at frequency rank #22,013, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈpoɾt̪a]. exportar is at rank #13,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 35056, this pair ranks #188,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exporta vs exportar
Shared letters: aeoprtx. Private to "exporta": -. Private to "exportar": -.
"exporta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "exportar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exporta" and "exportar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exporta" or "exportar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exporta" and "exportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expira vs exporta". 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 #188,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.