Which to use
“exiger” and “exiler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,824
- “exiger” frequency rank
- #28,165
- “exiler” frequency rank
- 35989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exiger | exiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demander quelque chose en vertu d’un droit légitime ou prétendu tel. | Envoyer en exil. |
Where the eye mixes exiger and exiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exiger with exiler
A purely visual mix-up. exiger (\eɡ.zi.ʒe\) and exiler (\ɛɡ.zi.le\) 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 - g in “exiger” becomes l in “exiler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35989, 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\. exiler is at rank #28,165, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.le\.
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 35989, this pair ranks #272,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exiger vs exiler
Shared letters: eirx. Private to "exiger": g. Private to "exiler": l.
"exiger" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exiler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exiger" and "exiler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exiger" or "exiler"?
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 "exiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,774 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exiger" and "exiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épier vs exiler". 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 #272,774 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.