Which to use
“empiler” and “exiler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,266
- “empiler” frequency rank
- #28,165
- “exiler” frequency rank
- 69431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empiler | exiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre en pile. | Envoyer en exil. |
Where the eye mixes empiler and exiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses empiler with exiler
A purely visual mix-up. empiler (\ɑ̃.pi.le\) and exiler (\ɛɡ.zi.le\) 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 69431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empiler is recorded at frequency rank #41,266, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.pi.le\. exiler is at rank #28,165, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.le\.
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 69431, this pair ranks #55,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empiler vs exiler
Shared letters: eilr. Private to "empiler": mp. Private to "exiler": x.
"empiler" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "exiler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empiler" for "exiler" ever safe?
Which is more common, "empiler" or "exiler"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empiler" and "exiler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empiler" and "exiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empiler vs épier". 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 #55,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.