Which to use
“exigir” is a verb and “exímio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,293
- “exigir” frequency rank
- #42,929
- “exímio” frequency rank
- 49222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigir | exímio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | requerer, reclamar em virtude de um direito | excelente |
Where the eye mixes exigir and exímio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. exigir (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 exigir and exímio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exigir is /i.zi.ˈʒiɾ/ 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 49222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigir is recorded at frequency rank #6,293, classified as averb, pronounced /i.zi.ˈʒiɾ/. 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 49222, this pair ranks #15,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exigir vs exímio
Shared letters: eix. Private to "exigir": gr. Private to "exímio": moí.
"exigir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exímio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigir ← eixgir · exgiir · exiggir · exigirr · exigri · exiigr · exxigir · xeigir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exigir" and "exímio" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exigir" or "exímio"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exigir" and "exímio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exigir" 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 #15,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigir" and "exímio" 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 #15,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.