Which to use
“exam” and “exit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,546
- “exam” frequency rank
- #21,315
- “exit” frequency rank
- 49861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exam | exit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Examen (dans le sens lié aux études universitaires). | Sortie théâtrale. |
Where the eye mixes exam and exit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exam and exit
A purely visual mix-up. exam (\ɛɡ.zam\) and exit (\ɛɡ.zit\) 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 49861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exam is recorded at frequency rank #28,546, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zam\. exit is at rank #21,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zit\.
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 49861, this pair ranks #167,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exam vs exit
Shared letters: ex. Private to "exam": am. Private to "exit": it.
"exam" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exam" and "exit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "exam" or "exit" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exam" and "exit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étai vs exam". 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 #167,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.