érigésvsexigéeConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
érigés
6 ch
exigée

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?
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, "érigés" or "exigée"?
"exigée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,206 in our French list, against #37,135 for "érigés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list