Which to use
“experte” is a noun and “exportés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,357
- “experte” frequency rank
- #32,814
- “exportés” frequency rank
- 49171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | experte | exportés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est nommée par autorité de justice, ou choisie par les parties intéressées pour examiner, pour estimer certaines choses et en faire son rapport. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de exporter. |
Where the eye mixes experte and exportés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses experte with exportés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: experte is \ɛk.spɛʁt\ while exportés is \ɛk.spɔʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
experte is recorded at frequency rank #16,357, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.spɛʁt\. exportés is at rank #32,814, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁ.te\.
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 49171, this pair ranks #172,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of experte vs exportés
Shared letters: eprtx. Private to "experte": -. Private to "exportés": osé.
"experte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "exportés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- experte ← epxerte · exeprte · experet · experrte · expertte · expetre · expperte · exprete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "experte" for "exportés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "experte" or "exportés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "experte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exportés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "experte" and "exportés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exportées vs exportés". 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 #172,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.