Which to use
“exploitations” and “explorations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,155
- “exploitations” frequency rank
- #27,058
- “explorations” frequency rank
- 37213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exploitations | explorations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de exploitation. | Pluriel de exploration. |
Where the eye mixes exploitations and explorations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exploitations with explorations
A purely visual mix-up. exploitations (\ɛks.plwa.ta.sjɔ̃\) and explorations (\ɛk.splɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\) 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 37213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exploitations is recorded at frequency rank #10,155, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.plwa.ta.sjɔ̃\. explorations is at rank #27,058, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.splɔ.ʁa.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 37213, this pair ranks #264,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exploitations vs explorations
Shared letters: aeilnopstx. Private to "exploitations": -. Private to "explorations": r.
"exploitations" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVVCVCVVCC · "explorations" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exploitations ← epxloitations · exlpoitations · expliotations · explloitations · exploiattions · exploitaitons · exploitatinos · exploitationns
- explorations ← epxlorations · exlporations · expllorations · exploartions · exploraitons · exploratinos · explorationns · explorationss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exploitations" for "explorations" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exploitations" vs "explorations" - which ranks higher?
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 "exploitations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explorations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exploitations" and "explorations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explorations vs exportations". 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 #264,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.