Which to use
“élite” and “exit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,393
- “élite” frequency rank
- #21,315
- “exit” frequency rank
- 25708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élite | exit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Le plus digne d’être choisi, ainsi celui considéré comme le meilleur. | Sortie théâtrale. |
Where the eye mixes élite and exit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses élite with exit
A purely visual mix-up. élite (\e.lit\) and exit (\ɛɡ.zit\) 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 25708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élite is recorded at frequency rank #4,393, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.lit\. exit is at rank #21,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zit\.
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 25708, this pair ranks #339,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of élite vs exit
Shared letters: eit. Private to "élite": lé. Private to "exit": x.
"élite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exit ← eixt · exitt · exti · exxit · xeit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "élite" for "exit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "élite" or "exit"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "élite" and "exit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "élite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élite" and "exit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs exit". 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 #339,320 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.