ExponatevsExporteWhich spelling fits?

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“Exponate” and “Exporte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,594
“Exponate” frequency rank
#20,910
“Exporte” frequency rank
42504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Exponate Exporte
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Exponat Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Export

Where the eye mixes Exponate and Exporte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Exponate
7 ch
Exporte

Visual trap between Exponate and Exporte

A purely visual mix-up. Exponate ([ɛkspoˈnaːtə]) and Exporte ([ɛksˈpɔʁtə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Exponate is recorded at frequency rank #21,594, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛkspoˈnaːtə]. Exporte is at rank #20,910, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈpɔʁtə].

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 42504, this pair ranks #1,447,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Exponate vs Exporte

Shared letters: eoptx. Private to "Exponate": an. Private to "Exporte": r.

"Exponate" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "Exporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Exponateepxonate · exopnate · expnoate · expoante · exponaet · exponatte · exponnate · expontae
  • Exporteepxorte · exoprte · exporet · exporrte · exportte · expotre · expporte · exprote

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Exponate" and "Exporte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛkspoˈnaːtə] versus [ɛksˈpɔʁtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Exponate" or "Exporte"?
"Exporte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,910 in our German list, against #21,594 for "Exponate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Exponate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Exporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,447,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Exponate" and "Exporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Exponate vs Exponaten". 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 #1,447,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list