Which to use
“explose” and “exposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,240
- “explose” frequency rank
- #6,954
- “exposer” frequency rank
- 15194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | explose | exposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exploser. | Disposer de manière à mettre en vue. |
Where the eye mixes explose and exposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses explose with exposer
A purely visual mix-up. explose (\ɛk.sploz\) and exposer (\ɛks.po.ze\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
explose is recorded at frequency rank #8,240, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.sploz\. exposer is at rank #6,954, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛks.po.ze\.
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 15194, this pair ranks #393,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of explose vs exposer
Shared letters: eopsx. Private to "explose": l. Private to "exposer": r.
"explose" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "exposer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "explose" for "exposer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "explose" vs "exposer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "explose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "explose" and "exposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "explose vs exposez". 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 #393,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.