exporter

\ɛks.pɔʁ.te\

/\ɛks.pɔʁ.te\/ verb

The verdict

“exporter” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #14,473 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#14,473
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Transporter hors d’un État des produits du sol ou de l’industrie.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

exporter vs exposer
75% similar
exporter vs exportés
75% similar
exporter vs export
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for exporter
PropertyValue
Headwordexporter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛks.pɔʁ.te\
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,473
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “exporter” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). exporter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for exporter is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛks.pɔʁ.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,473 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Transporter hors d’un État des produits du sol ou de l’industrie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for exporter, with forms such as "epxorter", "exoprter", and "exporetr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "exposer", "exportés", "export", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is exporter, spelled E-X-P-O-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transporter hors d’un État des produits du sol ou de l’industrie.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epxorter,exoprter,exporetr,exporrter,exporterr,exportre,exportter,expotrer,expporter,exproter,exxporter,xeporter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exporter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epxorter2exoprter2exporetr2exporrter1exporterr1exportre2exportter1expotrer2
Edit distance from "exporter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exporter"?
"exporter" is spelled E-X-P-O-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.pɔʁ.te\.
What does "exporter" mean?
As a verb, "exporter" means: Transporter hors d’un État des produits du sol ou de l’industrie.
What words are commonly confused with "exporter"?
"exporter" is commonly confused with "exposer", "exportés", "export". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exporter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exporter" is \ɛks.pɔʁ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exporter" come from?
"exporter" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “exporter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-X-P-O-R-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛks.pɔʁ.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “exposer” - see the side-by-side comparison. exporter vs exposer
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list