Which to use
“exige” and “exigées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,858
- “exige” frequency rank
- #29,768
- “exigées” frequency rank
- 34626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exige | exigées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exiger. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes exige and exigées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exige with exigées
A purely visual mix-up. exige (\ɛɡ.ziʒ\) and exigées (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exige is recorded at frequency rank #4,858, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.ziʒ\. exigées is at rank #29,768, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\.
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 34626, this pair ranks #282,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exige vs exigées
Shared letters: egix. Private to "exige": -. Private to "exigées": sé.
"exige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exigées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exige ← eixge · exgie · exieg · exigge · exxige · xeige
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exige" and "exigées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exige" vs "exigées" - which ranks higher?
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 "exige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exige" and "exigées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigées vs exigez". 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 #282,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.