Which to use
“examine” and “examinez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,592
- “examine” frequency rank
- #48,509
- “examinez” frequency rank
- 62101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | examine | examinez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de examiner. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de examiner. |
Where the eye mixes examine and examinez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. examine runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against examinez's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between examine and examinez
A purely visual mix-up. examine (\ɛɡ.za.min\) and examinez (\ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “examine” sits inside “examinez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
examine is recorded at frequency rank #13,592, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.min\. examinez is at rank #48,509, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\.
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 62101, this pair ranks #88,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of examine vs examinez
Shared letters: aeimnx. Private to "examine": -. Private to "examinez": z.
"examine" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "examinez" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "examine" and "examinez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "examine" vs "examinez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "examine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "examinez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "examine" and "examinez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "examinera vs examinez". 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 #88,816 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.