exhibvsexitWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exhib and exit apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
exhib
4 ch
exit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • exhibehxib · exhbi · exhhib · exhibb · exihb · exxhib · xehib
  • exiteixt · exitt · exti · exxit · xeit

Frequency comparison

exhib#45,030
exit#21,315

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exhib" and "exit" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛɡ.zib\ versus \ɛɡ.zit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exhib" or "exit"?
"exit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,315 in our French list, against #45,030 for "exhib". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exhib vs exit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exhib” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list