Which to use
“étai” and “exam” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,289
- “étai” frequency rank
- #28,546
- “exam” frequency rank
- 76835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étai | exam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce de bois ou de fer utilisée pour soutenir une construction qui menace de s’écrouler, ou qui est en travaux. | Examen (dans le sens lié aux études universitaires). |
Where the eye mixes étai and exam
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. étai (\e.tɛ\) and exam (\ɛɡ.zam\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étai is recorded at frequency rank #48,289, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.tɛ\. exam is at rank #28,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zam\.
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 76835, this pair ranks #30,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of étai vs exam
Shared letters: a. Private to "étai": ité. Private to "exam": emx.
"étai" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "exam" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exam ← eaxm · examm · exma · exxam · xeam