Which to use
“émoi” and “exo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,825
- “émoi” frequency rank
- #29,769
- “exo” frequency rank
- 54594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émoi | exo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forte inquiétude. | Exercice. |
Where the eye mixes émoi and exo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. émoi runs 4 letters (VCVV) against exo's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: émoi vs exo
A purely visual mix-up. émoi (\e.mwa\) 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 54594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émoi is recorded at frequency rank #24,825, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.mwa\. 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 54594, this pair ranks #132,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émoi vs exo
Shared letters: o. Private to "émoi": imé. Private to "exo": ex.
"émoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "exo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "émoi" for "exo" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "émoi" or "exo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "émoi" and "exo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "émoi" 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 #132,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émoi" and "exo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPO vs exo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #132,990 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.