Which to use
“exil” and “exo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,503
- “exil” frequency rank
- #29,769
- “exo” frequency rank
- 36272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exil | exo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État de celui que l’autorité force à vivre hors de sa patrie, ou qui s’y résout lui-même. | Exercice. |
Where the eye mixes exil and exo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. exil runs 4 letters (VCVC) against exo's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exil vs exo
A purely visual mix-up. exil (\ɛɡ.zil\) and exo (\ɛɡ.zo\) 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 36272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exil is recorded at frequency rank #6,503, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zil\. exo is at rank #29,769, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zo\.
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 36272, this pair ranks #270,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exil vs exo
Shared letters: ex. Private to "exil": il. Private to "exo": o.
"exil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "exo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exil ← eixl · exill · exli · exxil · xeil
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exil" for "exo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exil" or "exo"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exil" and "exo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "EPO vs exo". 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 #270,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.