Which to use
“exit” and “exo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,315
- “exit” frequency rank
- #29,769
- “exo” frequency rank
- 51084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exit | exo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sortie théâtrale. | Exercice. |
Where the eye mixes exit and exo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exit vs exo
A purely visual mix-up. exit (\ɛɡ.zit\) 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 51084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exit is recorded at frequency rank #21,315, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zit\. 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 51084, this pair ranks #157,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exit vs exo
Shared letters: ex. Private to "exit": it. Private to "exo": o.
"exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "exo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exit ← eixt · exitt · exti · exxit · xeit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exit" for "exo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exit" vs "exo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exit" 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 #157,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exit" 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 #157,730 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.