Which to use
“élisent” and “exigent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,820
- “élisent” frequency rank
- #11,045
- “exigent” frequency rank
- 45865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élisent | exigent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de élire. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes élisent and exigent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. élisent and exigent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses élisent with exigent
A purely visual mix-up. élisent (\e.liz\) and exigent (\ɛɡ.ziʒ\) 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 45865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élisent is recorded at frequency rank #34,820, classified as averb, pronounced \e.liz\. exigent is at rank #11,045, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.ziʒ\.
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 45865, this pair ranks #199,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of élisent vs exigent
Shared letters: eint. Private to "élisent": lsé. Private to "exigent": gx.
"élisent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "exigent" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigent ← eixgent · exgient · exiegnt · exigennt · exigentt · exigetn · exiggent · exignet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "élisent" and "exigent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "élisent" or "exigent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "élisent" and "exigent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "élisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élisent" and "exigent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "élisent vs eussent". 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 #199,436 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.