Which to use
“escorte” is a noun and “exporte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,480
- “escorte” frequency rank
- #21,009
- “exporte” frequency rank
- 30489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escorte | exporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troupe généralement armée qui accompagne une personne, un convoi, des bagages pour les protéger ou les surveiller pendant la marche. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exporter. |
Where the eye mixes escorte and exporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses escorte with exporte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escorte is \ɛs.kɔʁt\ while exporte is \ɛk.spɔʁt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escorte is recorded at frequency rank #9,480, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.kɔʁt\. exporte is at rank #21,009, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁt\.
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 30489, this pair ranks #309,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of escorte vs exporte
Shared letters: eort. Private to "escorte": cs. Private to "exporte": px.
"escorte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "exporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escorte" and "exporte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "escorte" vs "exporte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "escorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escorte" and "exporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exporte vs exportées". 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 #309,982 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.