Which to use
“érigés” and “exigée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,135
- “érigés” frequency rank
- #23,206
- “exigée” frequency rank
- 60341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érigés | exigée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de ériger. | Participe passé féminin singulier de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes érigés and exigée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. érigés (VCVCVC) and exigée (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: érigés vs exigée
A purely visual mix-up. érigés (\e.ʁi.ʒe\) and exigée (\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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60341, 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\. exigée is at rank #23,206, 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 60341, this pair ranks #98,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of érigés vs exigée
Shared letters: gié. Private to "érigés": rs. Private to "exigée": ex.
"érigés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exigée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "érigés" and "exigée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "érigés" or "exigée"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "érigés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érigés" and "exigée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "érigés vs exigez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #98,103 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.