Which to use
“exímio” is an adjective and “êxito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,929
- “exímio” frequency rank
- #5,806
- “êxito” frequency rank
- 48735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exímio | êxito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | excelente | resultado |
Where the eye mixes exímio and êxito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. exímio runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against êxito's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exímio with êxito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exímio is /i.ˈzi.mju/ while êxito is /ˈɐj.zi.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exímio is recorded at frequency rank #42,929, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈzi.mju/. êxito is at rank #5,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐj.zi.tu/.
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 48735, this pair ranks #16,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exímio vs êxito
Shared letters: iox. Private to "exímio": emí. Private to "êxito": tê.
"exímio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "êxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exímio" for "êxito" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exímio" or "êxito"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exímio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "êxito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exímio" and "êxito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edite vs êxito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.