Which to use
“exiger” and “exigez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,824
- “exiger” frequency rank
- #47,327
- “exigez” frequency rank
- 55151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exiger | exigez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demander quelque chose en vertu d’un droit légitime ou prétendu tel. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes exiger and exigez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exiger and exigez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses exiger with exigez
A purely visual mix-up. exiger (\eɡ.zi.ʒe\) and exigez (\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 a single letter - r in “exiger” becomes z in “exigez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exiger is recorded at frequency rank #7,824, classified as averb, pronounced \eɡ.zi.ʒe\. exigez is at rank #47,327, 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 55151, this pair ranks #129,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exiger vs exigez
Shared letters: egix. Private to "exiger": r. Private to "exigez": z.
"exiger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exigez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exiger" and "exigez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exiger" vs "exigez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exiger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exiger" and "exigez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigez vs exilée". 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 #129,354 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.