Which to use
“exact” is an adjective and “ext” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,147
- “exact” frequency rank
- #36,838
- “ext” frequency rank
- 40985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exact | ext |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui suit rigoureusement la vérité, la convention. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de exen. |
Where the eye mixes exact and ext
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. exact runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against ext's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exact with ext
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exact is \ɛɡ.zakt\ while ext is \ɛkst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exact is recorded at frequency rank #4,147, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.zakt\. ext is at rank #36,838, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛkst\.
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 40985, this pair ranks #236,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exact vs ext
Shared letters: etx. Private to "exact": ac. Private to "ext": -.
"exact" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "ext" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exact ← eaxct · exacct · exactt · exatc · excat · exxact · xeact
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exact" and "ext" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exact" vs "ext" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "exact" and "ext" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exact" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ext" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exact" and "ext" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs ext". 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 #236,450 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.