Which to use
“exploite” and “exploiter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,770
- “exploite” frequency rank
- #5,980
- “exploiter” frequency rank
- 17750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exploite | exploiter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exploiter. | Faire valoir une chose, en tirer le profit du produit. |
Where the eye mixes exploite and exploiter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exploite vs exploiter
A purely visual mix-up. exploite (\ɛks.plwat\) and exploiter (\ɛks.plwa.te\) 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 extra letter(s) - “exploite” sits inside “exploiter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exploite is recorded at frequency rank #11,770, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛks.plwat\. exploiter is at rank #5,980, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛks.plwa.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 17750, this pair ranks #381,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exploite vs exploiter
Shared letters: eiloptx. Private to "exploite": -. Private to "exploiter": r.
"exploite" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "exploiter" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exploite" and "exploiter" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "exploite" or "exploiter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exploite" and "exploiter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exploite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exploiter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exploite" and "exploiter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exploite vs explorée". 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 #381,657 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.