Which to use
“exes” and “eye” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,415
- “exes” frequency rank
- #1,018
- “eye” frequency rank
- 27433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exes | eye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of ex | An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”). |
Where the eye mixes exes and eye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exes vs eye
A purely visual mix-up. exes (/ˈɛksəz/) and eye (/aɪ/) 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 27433, 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/. eye is at rank #1,018, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɪ/.
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 27433, this pair ranks #378,937 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exes vs eye
Shared letters: e. Private to "exes": sx. Private to "eye": y.
"exes" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "eye" · 3 letters · shape VVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exes ← eexs · exess · exse · exxes · xees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exes" for "eye" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exes" vs "eye" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,937 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exes" and "eye" 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 #378,937 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.