Which to use
“exilé” is a noun and “exiler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,950
- “exilé” frequency rank
- #28,165
- “exiler” frequency rank
- 46115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exilé | exiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui quitte volontairement ou non son lieu de vie original. | Envoyer en exil. |
Same sound, different letters: exilé vs exiler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. exilé runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against exiler's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: exilé vs exiler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: exilé and exiler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛɡ.zi.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exilé is recorded at frequency rank #17,950, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.le\. 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 46115, this pair ranks #197,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exilé vs exiler
Shared letters: eilx. Private to "exilé": é. Private to "exiler": r.
"exilé" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exiler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exiler ← eixler · exielr · exilerr · exiller · exilre · exlier · exxiler · xeiler
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exilé" for "exiler" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exilé" or "exiler"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "exilé" / "exiler". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "exilé" 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 #197,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exilé" 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 #197,494 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.