Which to use
“exhib” and “exit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,030
- “exhib” frequency rank
- #21,315
- “exit” frequency rank
- 66345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exhib | exit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exhibitionniste. | Sortie théâtrale. |
Where the eye mixes exhib and exit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. exhib runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against exit's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exhib vs exit
A purely visual mix-up. exhib (\ɛɡ.zib\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66345, 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\. 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 66345, this pair ranks #68,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exhib vs exit
Shared letters: eix. Private to "exhib": bh. Private to "exit": t.
"exhib" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exhib" and "exit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exhib" or "exit"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exhib" 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 #68,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exhib" and "exit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhib vs exhibe". 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 #68,249 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.