Which to use
“expédition” and “exposition” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,330
- “expédition” frequency rank
- #1,521
- “exposition” frequency rank
- 5851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expédition | exposition |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’expédier, de hâter. | Mise en vue d’une chose ou état de la chose ainsi exposée. |
Where the eye mixes expédition and exposition
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses expédition with exposition
A purely visual mix-up. expédition (\ɛk.spe.di.sjɔ̃\) and exposition (\ɛk.spo.zi.sjɔ̃\) 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 5851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expédition is recorded at frequency rank #4,330, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.spe.di.sjɔ̃\. exposition is at rank #1,521, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.spo.zi.sjɔ̃\.
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 5851, this pair ranks #427,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of expédition vs exposition
Shared letters: einoptx. Private to "expédition": dé. Private to "exposition": s.
"expédition" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC · "exposition" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exposition ← epxosition · exopsition · expoistion · exposiiton · expositino · expositionn · expositoin · exposittion
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "expédition" and "exposition" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "expédition" vs "exposition" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "expédition" and "exposition" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "expédition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exposition" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expédition" and "exposition" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expédition vs expéditions". 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 #427,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.