Which to use
“érige” and “exigée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,347
- “érige” frequency rank
- #23,206
- “exigée” frequency rank
- 58553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érige | exigée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ériger. | Participe passé féminin singulier de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes érige and exigée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. érige runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against exigée's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses érige with exigée
A purely visual mix-up. érige (\e.ʁiʒ\) and exigée (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\) 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 58553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
érige is recorded at frequency rank #35,347, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʁiʒ\. exigée is at rank #23,206, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\.
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 58553, this pair ranks #108,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of érige vs exigée
Shared letters: egié. Private to "érige": r. Private to "exigée": x.
"érige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exigée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "érige" for "exigée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "érige" or "exigée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "érige" and "exigée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "érige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érige" and "exigée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erick vs érige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #108,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.