Which to use
“exibir” and “exigir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,766
- “exibir” frequency rank
- #6,293
- “exigir” frequency rank
- 14059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exibir | exigir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mostrar | requerer, reclamar em virtude de um direito |
Where the eye mixes exibir and exigir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exibir and exigir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between exibir and exigir
A purely visual mix-up. exibir (/i.zi.ˈbiɾ/) and exigir (/i.zi.ˈʒiɾ/) 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 a single letter - b in “exibir” becomes g in “exigir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exibir is recorded at frequency rank #7,766, classified as averb, pronounced /i.zi.ˈbiɾ/. 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 14059, this pair ranks #58,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exibir vs exigir
Shared letters: eirx. Private to "exibir": b. Private to "exigir": g.
"exibir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exigir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exibir" and "exigir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exibir" or "exigir"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exibir" 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 #58,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exibir" and "exigir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exibir 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 #58,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.