Which to use
“exhib” is a noun and “exhibe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,030
- “exhib” frequency rank
- #37,326
- “exhibe” frequency rank
- 82356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exhib | exhibe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exhibitionniste. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exhiber. |
Same sound, different letters: exhib vs exhibe
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. exhib runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against exhibe's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: exhib vs exhibe
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: exhib and exhibe carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛɡ.zib\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “exhib” sits inside “exhibe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exhib is recorded at frequency rank #45,030, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zib\. exhibe is at rank #37,326, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zib\.
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 82356, this pair ranks #16,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exhib vs exhibe
Shared letters: behix. Private to "exhib": -. Private to "exhibe": -.
"exhib" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "exhibe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exhib" and "exhibe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exhib" or "exhibe"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "exhib" / "exhibe". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "exhib" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exhibe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exhib" and "exhibe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhib vs exhiber". 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 #16,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.