Which to use
“ed” and “exo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,675
- “ed” frequency rank
- #29,769
- “exo” frequency rank
- 33444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ed | exo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de la lettre ð (minuscule) ou Ð (capitale) utilisées dans les langues scandinaves, y compris l’anglo-saxon ; sa forme provient du d du Moyen Âge, qui est resté comme d insulaire, avec une barre inscrite. | Exercice. |
Where the eye mixes ed and exo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between ed and exo
A purely visual mix-up. ed (\ɛd\) and exo (\ɛɡ.zo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ed is recorded at frequency rank #3,675, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛd\. exo is at rank #29,769, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zo\.
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 33444, this pair ranks #290,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ed vs exo
Shared letters: e. Private to "ed": d. Private to "exo": ox.
"ed" · 2 letters · shape VC · "exo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ed" and "exo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ed" vs "exo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ed" and "exo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ed" and "exo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPO vs exo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #290,605 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.