Which to use
“érigés” and “exigez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,135
- “érigés” frequency rank
- #47,327
- “exigez” frequency rank
- 84462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | érigés | exigez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de ériger. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes érigés and exigez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. érigés and exigez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses érigés with exigez
A purely visual mix-up. érigés (\e.ʁi.ʒe\) and exigez (\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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84462, 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\. exigez is at rank #47,327, 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 84462, this pair ranks #12,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of érigés vs exigez
Shared letters: gi. Private to "érigés": rsé. Private to "exigez": exz.
"érigés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exigez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigez ← eixgez · exgiez · exiegz · exigezz · exiggez · exigze · exxigez · xeigez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "érigés" and "exigez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "érigés" or "exigez" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "érigés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "érigés" and "exigez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigez vs exilée". 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 #12,965 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.