Which to use
“érige” and “exiger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,347
- “érige” frequency rank
- #7,824
- “exiger” frequency rank
- 43171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érige | exiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ériger. | Demander quelque chose en vertu d’un droit légitime ou prétendu tel. |
Where the eye mixes érige and exiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. érige runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against exiger's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses érige with exiger
A purely visual mix-up. érige (\e.ʁiʒ\) and exiger (\eɡ.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 43171, 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\. exiger is at rank #7,824, tagged as averb, pronounced \eɡ.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 43171, this pair ranks #220,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of érige vs exiger
Shared letters: egir. Private to "érige": é. Private to "exiger": x.
"érige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exiger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exiger ← eixger · exgier · exiegr · exigerr · exigger · exigre · exxiger · xeiger
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "érige" and "exiger" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "érige" vs "exiger" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "érige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érige" and "exiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erick vs érige". 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 #220,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.