Which to use
“exhorte” and “exporte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,968
- “exhorte” frequency rank
- #21,009
- “exporte” frequency rank
- 45977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exhorte | exporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exhorter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exporter. |
Where the eye mixes exhorte and exporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exhorte vs exporte
A purely visual mix-up. exhorte (\ɛɡ.zɔʁt\) and exporte (\ɛk.spɔʁt\) 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 a single letter - h in “exhorte” becomes p in “exporte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exhorte is recorded at frequency rank #24,968, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɔʁt\. exporte is at rank #21,009, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁt\.
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 45977, this pair ranks #198,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exhorte vs exporte
Shared letters: eortx. Private to "exhorte": h. Private to "exporte": p.
"exhorte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "exporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exhorte" for "exporte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exhorte" or "exporte"?
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 "exhorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exhorte" and "exporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhorte vs exportée". 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 #198,605 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.