exploitéesvsexportéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: exploitées is a adjective, exportées is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“exploitées” is an adjective and “exportées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,480
“exploitées” frequency rank
#48,514
“exportées” frequency rank
66994
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exploitées exportées
Definition Féminin pluriel de exploité. Participe passé féminin pluriel de exporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exploitées and exportées apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
exploitées
9 ch
exportées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exploitées is \ɛks.plwa.te\ while exportées 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 66994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exploitées is recorded at frequency rank #18,480, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.plwa.te\. exportées is at rank #48,514, 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 66994, this pair ranks #65,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exploitées vs exportées

Shared letters: eopstxé. Private to "exploitées": il. Private to "exportées": r.

"exploitées" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCVVC  ·  "exportées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

exploitées#18,480
exportées#48,514

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exploitées" and "exportées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exploitées" is an adjective and "exportées" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "exploitées" or "exportées"?
"exploitées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,480 in our French list, against #48,514 for "exportées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exploitées vs exportées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “exploitées”; for a verb, it's “exportées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exploitées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list