Which to use
“exibir” is a verb and “exímio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,766
- “exibir” frequency rank
- #42,929
- “exímio” frequency rank
- 50695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exibir | exímio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mostrar | excelente |
Where the eye mixes exibir and exímio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. exibir (VCVCVC) and exímio (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between exibir and exímio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exibir is /i.zi.ˈbiɾ/ while exímio is /i.ˈzi.mju/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50695, 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/. exímio is at rank #42,929, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈzi.mju/.
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 50695, this pair ranks #14,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exibir vs exímio
Shared letters: eix. Private to "exibir": br. Private to "exímio": moí.
"exibir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exímio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exibir ← eixbir · exbiir · exibbir · exibirr · exibri · exiibr · exxibir · xeibir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exibir" and "exímio" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "exibir" or "exímio" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exibir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exímio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exibir" and "exímio" 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 #14,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.