Which to use
“érige” and “exigez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,347
- “érige” frequency rank
- #47,327
- “exigez” frequency rank
- 82674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érige | exigez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ériger. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes érige and exigez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. érige runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against exigez's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: érige vs exigez
A purely visual mix-up. érige (\e.ʁiʒ\) and exigez (\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 82674, 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\. exigez is at rank #47,327, 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 82674, this pair ranks #16,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of érige vs exigez
Shared letters: egi. Private to "érige": ré. Private to "exigez": xz.
"érige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exigez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigez ← eixgez · exgiez · exiegz · exigezz · exiggez · exigze · exxigez · xeigez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "érige" and "exigez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "érige" or "exigez" show up more?
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 "exigez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érige" and "exigez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigez vs exilée". 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 #16,252 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.