Which to use
“exiler” and “expier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,165
- “exiler” frequency rank
- #43,421
- “expier” frequency rank
- 71586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exiler | expier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Envoyer en exil. | Réparer un crime, une faute par le repentir, ou une peine, un châtiment imposé ou accepté. |
Where the eye mixes exiler and expier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exiler (VCVCVC) and expier (VCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: exiler vs expier
A purely visual mix-up. exiler (\ɛɡ.zi.le\) and expier (\ɛk.spje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exiler is recorded at frequency rank #28,165, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.le\. expier is at rank #43,421, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spje\.
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 71586, this pair ranks #47,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exiler vs expier
Shared letters: eirx. Private to "exiler": l. Private to "expier": p.
"exiler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "expier" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exiler" and "expier" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exiler" or "expier"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exiler" and "expier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exiler" and "expier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épier vs expier". 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 #47,042 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.