Which to use
“érigée” and “exigées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,899
- “érigée” frequency rank
- #29,768
- “exigées” frequency rank
- 50667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érigée | exigées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de ériger. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes érigée and exigées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. érigée runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against exigées's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses érigée with exigées
A purely visual mix-up. érigée (\e.ʁi.ʒe\) and exigées (\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 50667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
érigée is recorded at frequency rank #20,899, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʁi.ʒe\. exigées is at rank #29,768, 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 50667, this pair ranks #160,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of érigée vs exigées
Shared letters: egié. Private to "érigée": r. Private to "exigées": sx.
"érigée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "exigées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "érigée" and "exigées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "érigée" or "exigées"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "érigée" and "exigées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "érigée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érigée" and "exigées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigées vs exigez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #160,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.