Which to use
“eee” is an intj and “exes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,100
- “eee” frequency rank
- #26,415
- “exes” frequency rank
- 67515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eee | exes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An expression of happiness or excitement: yay! | plural of ex |
Where the eye mixes eee and exes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. eee runs 3 letters (VVV) against exes's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between eee and exes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: eee is /iː/ while exes is /ˈɛksəz/. 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 (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eee is recorded at frequency rank #41,100, classified as anintj, pronounced /iː/. exes is at rank #26,415, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛksəz/.
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 67515, this pair ranks #62,982 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of eee vs exes
Shared letters: e. Private to "eee": -. Private to "exes": sx.
"eee" · 3 letters · shape VVV · "exes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exes ← eexs · exess · exse · exxes · xees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eee" for "exes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eee" vs "exes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,982 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eee" and "exes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eee vs Eri". 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 #62,982 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.