Which to use
“exploded” and “exposed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,044
- “exploded” frequency rank
- #2,945
- “exposed” frequency rank
- 12989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exploded | exposed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having been subjected to an explosion; blown up. | Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible). |
Letter map: exploded vs exposed
Shared letters muted; letters that set exploded and exposed apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: exploded and exposed
exploded and exposed are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exploded is recorded at frequency rank #10,044, classified as anadj. exposed is at rank #2,945, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɪkˈspoʊzd/.
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 12989, this pair ranks #478,354 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exploded vs exposed
Shared letters: deopx. Private to "exploded": l. Private to "exposed": s.
"exploded" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "exposed" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exploded" and "exposed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exploded" vs "exposed" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "exploded" and "exposed".
- Full dictionary entry for "exploded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exposed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #478,354 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exploded" and "exposed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exposé vs exposed". 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 #478,354 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.