Which to use
“écope” and “exode” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,341
- “écope” frequency rank
- #13,594
- “exode” frequency rank
- 48935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écope | exode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pelle de bois creuse qui sert à vider l’eau qui entre dans un bateau. | Dernière partie d’une tragédie grecque, qui, après la sortie du chœur, contenait le dénouement. |
Where the eye mixes écope and exode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: écope vs exode
A purely visual mix-up. écope (\e.kɔp\) and exode (\ɛɡ.zɔd\) 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 48935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écope is recorded at frequency rank #35,341, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.kɔp\. exode is at rank #13,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɔd\.
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 48935, this pair ranks #174,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écope vs exode
Shared letters: eo. Private to "écope": cpé. Private to "exode": dx.
"écope" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exode" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exode ← eoxde · exdoe · exodde · exoed · exxode · xeode
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "écope" for "exode" ever safe?
Which is more common, "écope" or "exode"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écope" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écope" and "exode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échoppe vs écope". 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 #174,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.