Which to use
“érigés” and “exige” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,135
- “érigés” frequency rank
- #4,858
- “exige” frequency rank
- 41993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érigés | exige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de ériger. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes érigés and exige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. érigés runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against exige's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses érigés with exige
A purely visual mix-up. érigés (\e.ʁi.ʒe\) and exige (\ɛɡ.ziʒ\) 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 41993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
érigés is recorded at frequency rank #37,135, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ʁi.ʒe\. exige is at rank #4,858, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.ziʒ\.
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 41993, this pair ranks #229,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of érigés vs exige
Shared letters: gi. Private to "érigés": rsé. Private to "exige": ex.
"érigés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exige ← eixge · exgie · exieg · exigge · exxige · xeige
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "érigés" for "exige" ever safe?
Which is more common, "érigés" or "exige"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "érigés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érigés" and "exige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "érigés vs exigez". 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 #229,005 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.