Which to use
“exploit” and “export” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,438
- “exploit” frequency rank
- #13,595
- “export” frequency rank
- 21033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exploit | export |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de guerre éclatante. | Exportation. |
Where the eye mixes exploit and export
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exploit and export
A purely visual mix-up. exploit (\ɛks.plwa\) and export (\ɛks.pɔʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exploit is recorded at frequency rank #7,438, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.plwa\. export is at rank #13,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.pɔʁ\.
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 21033, this pair ranks #365,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exploit vs export
Shared letters: eoptx. Private to "exploit": il. Private to "export": r.
"exploit" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "export" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exploit" and "export" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "exploit" or "export" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exploit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "export" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exploit" and "export" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "export vs exportée". 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 #365,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.