Which to use
“exo” and “exode” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,769
- “exo” frequency rank
- #13,594
- “exode” frequency rank
- 43363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exo | exode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exercice. | Dernière partie d’une tragédie grecque, qui, après la sortie du chœur, contenait le dénouement. |
Where the eye mixes exo and exode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exo and exode
A purely visual mix-up. exo (\ɛɡ.zo\) and exode (\ɛɡ.zɔd\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “exo” sits inside “exode”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exo is recorded at frequency rank #29,769, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zo\. exode is at rank #13,594, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɔd\.
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 43363, this pair ranks #218,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exo vs exode
Shared letters: eox. Private to "exo": -. Private to "exode": d.
"exo" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "exode" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exode ← eoxde · exdoe · exodde · exoed · exxode · xeode
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exo" and "exode" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "exo" or "exode" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exo" and "exode" 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 #218,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.