Which to use
“échos” and “expos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,502
- “échos” frequency rank
- #19,833
- “expos” frequency rank
- 32335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échos | expos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de écho. | Pluriel de expo. |
Where the eye mixes échos and expos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: échos vs expos
A purely visual mix-up. échos (\e.ko\) and expos (\ɛks.po\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échos is recorded at frequency rank #12,502, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ko\. expos is at rank #19,833, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.po\.
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 32335, this pair ranks #297,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of échos vs expos
Shared letters: os. Private to "échos": ché. Private to "expos": epx.
"échos" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "expos" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- expos ← epxos · exops · exposs · exppos · expso · exxpos · xepos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "échos" for "expos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "échos" vs "expos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "échos" and "expos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "échos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échos" and "expos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expos vs exposez". 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 #297,965 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.