Which to use
“exploits” is a noun and “explosifs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,154
- “exploits” frequency rank
- #10,321
- “explosifs” frequency rank
- 22475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exploits | explosifs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de exploit. | Masculin pluriel de explosif. |
Where the eye mixes exploits and explosifs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exploits and explosifs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exploits is \ɛks.plwa\ while explosifs is \ɛks.plo.zif\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exploits is recorded at frequency rank #12,154, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.plwa\. explosifs is at rank #10,321, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.plo.zif\.
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 22475, this pair ranks #357,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exploits vs explosifs
Shared letters: eilopsx. Private to "exploits": t. Private to "explosifs": f.
"exploits" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCC · "explosifs" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exploits" for "explosifs" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "exploits" or "explosifs" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "exploits" and "explosifs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exploits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "explosifs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exploits" and "explosifs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explosifs vs explosives". 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 #357,782 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.