Which to use
“exportado” and “exportan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,207
- “exportado” frequency rank
- #36,037
- “exportan” frequency rank
- 68244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exportado | exportan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de exportar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exportar. |
Where the eye mixes exportado and exportan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exportado with exportan
A purely visual mix-up. exportado ([ekspoɾˈt̪að̞o]) and exportan ([eksˈpoɾt̪ãn]) 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 68244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exportado is recorded at frequency rank #32,207, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspoɾˈt̪að̞o]. exportan is at rank #36,037, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈpoɾt̪ãn].
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 68244, this pair ranks #35,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exportado vs exportan
Shared letters: aeoprtx. Private to "exportado": d. Private to "exportan": n.
"exportado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "exportan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exportado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exportan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exportado" and "exportan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expongan vs exportan". 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 #35,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.