érigésvsexigéesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#37,135
“érigés” frequency rank
#29,768
“exigées” frequency rank
66903
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature érigés exigées
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de ériger. Participe passé féminin pluriel de exiger.

Where the eye mixes érigés and exigées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. érigés runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against exigées's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
érigés
7 ch
exigées

Look-alike desk: érigés vs exigées

A purely visual mix-up. érigés (\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 66903, 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\. 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 66903, this pair ranks #65,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of érigés vs exigées

Shared letters: gisé. Private to "érigés": r. Private to "exigées": ex.

"érigés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "exigées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "érigés" and "exigées" 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.
Frequency check: "érigés" vs "exigées" - which ranks higher?
"exigées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,768 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 "exigées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "érigés" and "exigées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "érigés vs exigez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #65,775 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