Which to use
“egos” and “exes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,368
- “egos” frequency rank
- #26,415
- “exes” frequency rank
- 51783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | egos | exes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ego | plural of ex |
Where the eye mixes egos and exes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. egos and exes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: egos vs exes
A purely visual mix-up. egos (/ˈiːɡəʊz/) and exes (/ˈɛksəz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
egos is recorded at frequency rank #25,368, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈiːɡəʊz/. 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 51783, this pair ranks #162,547 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of egos vs exes
Shared letters: es. Private to "egos": go. Private to "exes": x.
"egos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "exes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "egos" and "exes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "egos" vs "exes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "egos" and "exes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "egos" 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 #162,547 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "egos" and "exes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exes vs exon". 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 #162,547 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.