Which to use
“excède” and “expédie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,543
- “excède” frequency rank
- #36,837
- “expédie” frequency rank
- 60380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excède | expédie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de excéder. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de expédier. |
Where the eye mixes excède and expédie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. excède runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against expédie's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between excède and expédie
A purely visual mix-up. excède (\ɛk.sɛd\) and expédie (\ɛks.pe.di\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excède is recorded at frequency rank #23,543, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.sɛd\. expédie is at rank #36,837, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛks.pe.di\.
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 60380, this pair ranks #97,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of excède vs expédie
Shared letters: dex. Private to "excède": cè. Private to "expédie": ipé.
"excède" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "expédie" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "excède" for "expédie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "excède" vs "expédie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "excède" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expédie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excède" and "expédie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expédie vs expédiées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #97,897 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.