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.
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?
Frequency check: "érigés" vs "exigées" - which ranks higher?
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.