Which to use
“explore” and “exporte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,471
- “explore” frequency rank
- #21,009
- “exporte” frequency rank
- 35480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explore | exporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de explorer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exporter. |
Where the eye mixes explore and exporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses explore with exporte
A purely visual mix-up. explore (\ɛk.splɔʁ\) and exporte (\ɛk.spɔʁt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
explore is recorded at frequency rank #14,471, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.splɔʁ\. exporte is at rank #21,009, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁt\.
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 35480, this pair ranks #276,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of explore vs exporte
Shared letters: eoprx. Private to "explore": l. Private to "exporte": t.
"explore" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "exporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "explore" and "exporte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "explore" vs "exporte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "explore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explore" and "exporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exporte vs exportées". 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 #276,472 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.