Which to use
“experts” is an adjective and “exportés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,715
- “experts” frequency rank
- #32,814
- “exportés” frequency rank
- 35529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | experts | exportés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de expert. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de exporter. |
Where the eye mixes experts and exportés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses experts with exportés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: experts is \ɛk.spɛʁ\ 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
experts is recorded at frequency rank #2,715, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.spɛʁ\. 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 35529, this pair ranks #276,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of experts vs exportés
Shared letters: eprstx. Private to "experts": -. Private to "exportés": oé.
"experts" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "exportés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- experts ← epxerts · exeprts · experrts · experst · expertss · expertts · expetrs · expperts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "experts" for "exportés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "experts" or "exportés" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "experts" 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 #276,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "experts" 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 #276,079 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.