Which to use
“expuestas” is a participle and “expuesto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,602
- “expuestas” frequency rank
- #6,670
- “expuesto” frequency rank
- 19272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expuestas | expuesto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de expuesto, participio irregular de exponer o de exponerse. | Que es peligrosa o arriesgada. |
Where the eye mixes expuestas and expuesto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. expuestas runs 9 letters (VCCVVCCVC) against expuesto's 8 (VCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between expuestas and expuesto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: expuestas is [eksˈpwest̪as] while expuesto is [eksˈpwest̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expuestas is recorded at frequency rank #12,602, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eksˈpwest̪as]. expuesto is at rank #6,670, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksˈpwest̪o].
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 19272, this pair ranks #264,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of expuestas vs expuesto
Shared letters: epstux. Private to "expuestas": a. Private to "expuesto": o.
"expuestas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "expuesto" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "expuestas" and "expuesto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "expuestas" or "expuesto" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "expuestas" and "expuesto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "expuestas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expuesto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expuestas" and "expuesto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expertas vs expuestas". 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 #264,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.