exposer

\ɛks.po.ze\

/\ɛks.po.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“exposer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,954
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disposer de manière à mettre en vue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exposer · exposer · French

exposer · rank #6,954 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,954
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH familiales

Nearest frequency peer: familiales (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « exposer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « exposer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

exposer vs exposez
86% similar
exposer vs expulser
75% similar
exposer vs exposera
88% similar

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

Key facts for exposer
PropertyValue
Headwordexposer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛks.po.ze\
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,954
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exposer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.exposerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « familiales » (#6,955), « démarre » (#6,952), « fassent » (#6,956). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exposer » est au #6,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around exposer (IPA \ɛks.po.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,954 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for exposer, with forms such as "epxoser", "exopser", and "expoesr". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "exposez", "expulser", "exposera", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is exposer, spelled E-X-P-O-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disposer de manière à mettre en vue.
  2. 2
    Pilorier
  3. 3
    Faire figurer ses œuvres dans une des expositions publiques où l’on est admis sur l’avis et le choix d’un jury, en parlant de d’artistes et de peintures ou de sculptures.
  4. 4
    Présenter à l’adoration, à la vénération, des fidèles.
  5. 5
    Mettre à la vue du public ce que l’on veut vendre.
  6. 6
    Expliquer ; faire connaître.
  7. 7
    Placer ou tourner d’un certain côté.
  8. 8
    Hasarder, mettre en péril.
  9. 9
    Être en situation de danger ou de péril.
  10. 10
    Dans la musique de jazz, jouer un thème sans improviser.
  11. 11
    Abandonner clandestinement un enfant nouveau-né.
  12. 12
    Se mettre en péril, en détresse.
  13. 13
    Se mettre en danger, courir des risques.
  14. 14
    Développer un thème, un sujet.
  15. 15
    Dévoiler les fautes d’une personne (morale ou physique) à un large public ; dénoncer, épingler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how exposer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Exposer des tableaux, des œuvres d’art.
  2. Être exposé à la vue du public, être exposé aux regards, aux yeux de tous, être dans une situation qui attire l’attention publique.

This word in other languages

expose(English)exponer(Español)ausstellen(Deutsch)expor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxoser
  • exopser
  • expoesr
  • exposerr
  • exposre
  • exposser
  • expposer
  • expsoer
  • exxposer
  • xeposer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exposer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epxoser2exopser2expoesr2exposerr1exposre2exposser1expposer1expsoer2
Edit distance from "exposer"

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 "exposer"?
"exposer" is spelled E-X-P-O-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.po.ze\.
What does "exposer" mean?
As a verb, "exposer" means: Disposer de manière à mettre en vue.
What words are commonly confused with "exposer"?
"exposer" is commonly confused with "exposez", "expulser", "exposera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exposer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exposer" is \ɛks.po.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exposer" come from?
"exposer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exposer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

démarre#6,952fassent#6,956discute#6,948gagnent#6,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

déclin10 variantsboucher10 variantsmeurent10 variantsBiologie10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list