Which to use
“exaltar” and “excitar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,013
- “exaltar” frequency rank
- #40,124
- “excitar” frequency rank
- 66137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exaltar | excitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elevar muito | provocar excitação em |
Where the eye mixes exaltar and excitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exaltar (VCVCCVC) and excitar (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses exaltar with excitar
A purely visual mix-up. exaltar (/i.zaɫ.ˈtaɾ/) and excitar (/ɐjʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exaltar is recorded at frequency rank #26,013, classified as averb, pronounced /i.zaɫ.ˈtaɾ/. excitar is at rank #40,124, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐjʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/.
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 66137, this pair ranks #5,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exaltar vs excitar
Shared letters: aertx. Private to "exaltar": l. Private to "excitar": ci.
"exaltar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "excitar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exaltar" and "excitar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exaltar" or "excitar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "exaltar" and "excitar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exaltar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "excitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exaltar" and "excitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excitado vs excitar". 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 #5,094 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.