exiléevsexilerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: exilée is a noun, exiler is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“exilée” is a noun and “exiler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,601
“exilée” frequency rank
#28,165
“exiler” frequency rank
73766
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exilée exiler
Definition Femme exilée. Envoyer en exil.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
exilée
6 ch
exiler

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: exilée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exilée is recorded at frequency rank #45,601, 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 73766, this pair ranks #39,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exilée vs exiler

Shared letters: eilx. Private to "exilée": é. Private to "exiler": r.

"exilée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "exiler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exilereixler · exielr · exilerr · exiller · exilre · exlier · exxiler · xeiler

Frequency comparison

exilée#45,601
exiler#28,165

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exilée" and "exiler" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exilée" is a noun and "exiler" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "exilée" or "exiler"?
"exiler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,165 in our French list, against #45,601 for "exilée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exilée vs exiler

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “exilée”; for a verb, it's “exiler”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exilée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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