Which to use
“épuisé” and “exquise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,259
- “épuisé” frequency rank
- #30,601
- “exquise” frequency rank
- 39860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épuisé | exquise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (En parlant d’un gisement, d’une source) Qui ne contient plus de produit exploitable. | Féminin singulier de exquis. |
Where the eye mixes épuisé and exquise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses épuisé with exquise
A purely visual mix-up. épuisé (\e.pɥi.ze\) and exquise (\ɛk.skiz\) 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 39860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épuisé is recorded at frequency rank #9,259, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.pɥi.ze\. exquise is at rank #30,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.skiz\.
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 39860, this pair ranks #244,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of épuisé vs exquise
Shared letters: isu. Private to "épuisé": pé. Private to "exquise": eqx.
"épuisé" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "exquise" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exquise ← eqxuise · exqiuse · exqquise · exquies · exquisse · exqusie · exuqise · exxquise
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "épuisé" and "exquise" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "épuisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exquise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épuisé" and "exquise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esquivé vs exquise". 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 #244,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.