Which to use
“era” and “exo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,849
- “era” frequency rank
- #29,769
- “exo” frequency rank
- 52618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | era | exo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ère. | Exercice. |
Where the eye mixes era and exo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: era vs exo
A purely visual mix-up. era (\ˈɛɹ.ə\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
era is recorded at frequency rank #22,849, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɛɹ.ə\. 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 52618, this pair ranks #146,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of era vs exo
Shared letters: e. Private to "era": ar. Private to "exo": ox.
"era" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "exo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "era" and "exo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "era" or "exo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "era" 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 #146,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "era" and "exo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPO vs exo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #146,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.