Which to use
“escort” and “export” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,539
- “escort” frequency rank
- #13,595
- “export” frequency rank
- 37134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escort | export |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui vend son temps, ainsi que des prestations sexuelles, à des clients. | Exportation. |
Where the eye mixes escort and export
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: escort vs export
A purely visual mix-up. escort (\ɛs.kɔʁt\) and export (\ɛks.pɔʁ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escort is recorded at frequency rank #23,539, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.kɔʁt\. export is at rank #13,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.pɔʁ\.
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 37134, this pair ranks #264,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escort vs export
Shared letters: eort. Private to "escort": cs. Private to "export": px.
"escort" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "export" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "escort" for "export" ever safe?
Frequency check: "escort" vs "export" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "escort" and "export" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "escort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "export" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escort" and "export" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escort vs escortes". 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 #264,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.