Which to use
“exige” and “exiger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,858
- “exige” frequency rank
- #7,824
- “exiger” frequency rank
- 12682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exige | exiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exiger. | Demander quelque chose en vertu d’un droit légitime ou prétendu tel. |
Where the eye mixes exige and exiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exige with exiger
A purely visual mix-up. exige (\ɛɡ.ziʒ\) and exiger (\eɡ.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 1 extra letter(s) - “exige” sits inside “exiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12682, 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\. exiger is at rank #7,824, tagged as averb, pronounced \eɡ.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 12682, this pair ranks #404,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exige vs exiger
Shared letters: egix. Private to "exige": -. Private to "exiger": r.
"exige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exiger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exige" and "exiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exige" vs "exiger" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "exige" and "exiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exige" and "exiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épier vs exiger". 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 #404,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.