Which to use
“elixir” is a noun and “exigir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,933
- “elixir” frequency rank
- #6,293
- “exigir” frequency rank
- 37226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elixir | exigir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | preparado farmacêutico composto de várias substâncias dissolvidas em álcool | requerer, reclamar em virtude de um direito |
Where the eye mixes elixir and exigir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: elixir vs exigir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: elixir is /i.li.ˈʃiɾ/ while exigir is /i.zi.ˈʒiɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elixir is recorded at frequency rank #30,933, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.li.ˈʃiɾ/. exigir is at rank #6,293, tagged as averb, pronounced /i.zi.ˈʒiɾ/.
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 37226, this pair ranks #29,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of elixir vs exigir
Shared letters: eirx. Private to "elixir": l. Private to "exigir": g.
"elixir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exigir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "elixir" for "exigir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "elixir" or "exigir"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "elixir" and "exigir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "elixir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elixir" and "exigir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigir vs exímio". 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 #29,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.