Which to use
“exploite” and “explose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,770
- “exploite” frequency rank
- #8,240
- “explose” frequency rank
- 20010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exploite | explose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exploiter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exploser. |
Where the eye mixes exploite and explose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exploite with explose
A purely visual mix-up. exploite (\ɛks.plwat\) and explose (\ɛk.sploz\) 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 20010, 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\. explose is at rank #8,240, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.sploz\.
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 20010, this pair ranks #370,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exploite vs explose
Shared letters: elopx. Private to "exploite": it. Private to "explose": s.
"exploite" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "explose" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exploite" for "explose" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exploite" vs "explose" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "exploite" and "explose" 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 "explose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exploite" and "explose" 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 #370,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.