érigéevsexigezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“érigée” and “exigez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,899
“érigée” frequency rank
#47,327
“exigez” frequency rank
68226
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature érigée exigez
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de ériger. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exiger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set érigée and exigez apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
érigée
6 ch
exigez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. érigée (\e.ʁi.ʒe\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68226, 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\. 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 68226, this pair ranks #60,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of érigée vs exigez

Shared letters: egi. Private to "érigée": . Private to "exigez": xz.

"érigée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "exigez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigezeixgez · exgiez · exiegz · exigezz · exiggez · exigze · exxigez · xeigez

Frequency comparison

érigée#20,899
exigez#47,327

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "érigée" and "exigez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\e.ʁi.ʒe\ versus \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "érigée" or "exigez"?
"érigée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,899 in our French list, against #47,327 for "exigez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering érigée vs exigez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list