Which to use
“experte” is a noun and “externe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,357
- “experte” frequency rank
- #4,576
- “externe” frequency rank
- 20933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | experte | externe |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Qui est, qui paraît au-dehors. |
Where the eye mixes experte and externe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: experte vs externe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: experte is \ɛk.spɛʁt\ while externe is \ɛks.tɛʁn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20933, 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\. externe is at rank #4,576, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.tɛʁn\.
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 20933, this pair ranks #365,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of experte vs externe
Shared letters: ertx. Private to "experte": p. Private to "externe": n.
"experte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "externe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "experte" and "externe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "experte" or "externe" show up more?
What to do next
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 "externe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "experte" and "externe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "experte vs expertes". 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 #365,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.