Which to use
“exes” and “exit” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,415
- “exes” frequency rank
- #3,943
- “exit” frequency rank
- 30358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exes | exit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ex | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
Where the eye mixes exes and exit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exes with exit
A purely visual mix-up. exes (/ˈɛksəz/) and exit (/ˈɛksɪt/) 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 30358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exes is recorded at frequency rank #26,415, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛksəz/. exit is at rank #3,943, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛksɪt/.
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 30358, this pair ranks #355,188 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exes vs exit
Shared letters: ex. Private to "exes": s. Private to "exit": it.
"exes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exes" and "exit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exes" or "exit"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "exes" and "exit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,188 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exes" and "exit" 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 #355,188 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.