exhibevsexhiberWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“exhibe” and “exhiber” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,326
“exhibe” frequency rank
#28,547
“exhiber” frequency rank
65873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exhibe exhiber
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exhiber. Produire des pièces en justice.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exhibe and exhiber apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
exhibe
7 ch
exhiber

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. exhibe (\ɛɡ.zib\) and exhiber (\ɛɡ.zi.be\) 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) - “exhibe” sits inside “exhiber”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exhibe is recorded at frequency rank #37,326, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zib\. exhiber is at rank #28,547, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.be\.

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 65873, this pair ranks #70,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exhibe vs exhiber

Shared letters: behix. Private to "exhibe": -. Private to "exhiber": r.

"exhibe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "exhiber" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exhibeehxibe · exhbie · exhhibe · exhibbe · exhieb · exihbe · exxhibe · xehibe
  • exhiberehxiber · exhbier · exhhiber · exhibber · exhiberr · exhibre · exhiebr · exihber

Frequency comparison

exhibe#37,326
exhiber#28,547

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exhibe" and "exhiber" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛɡ.zib\ versus \ɛɡ.zi.be\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exhibe" or "exhiber"?
"exhiber" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,547 in our French list, against #37,326 for "exhibe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exhibe vs exhiber

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 “exhibe” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list