exigéesvsexigerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#29,768
“exigées” frequency rank
#7,824
“exiger” frequency rank
37592
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exigées exiger
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de exiger. Demander quelque chose en vertu d’un droit légitime ou prétendu tel.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exigées and exiger apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
exigées
6 ch
exiger

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. exigées (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exigées is recorded at frequency rank #29,768, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\. 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 37592, this pair ranks #261,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exigées vs exiger

Shared letters: egix. Private to "exigées": . Private to "exiger": r.

"exigées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "exiger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigereixger · exgier · exiegr · exigerr · exigger · exigre · exxiger · xeiger

Frequency comparison

exigées#29,768
exiger#7,824

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exigées" and "exiger" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\ versus \eɡ.zi.ʒe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exigées" or "exiger"?
"exiger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,824 in our French list, against #29,768 for "exigées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exigées vs exiger

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

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