Which to use
“export” is a noun and “exporter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,595
- “export” frequency rank
- #14,473
- “exporter” frequency rank
- 28068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | export | exporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exportation. | Transporter hors d’un État des produits du sol ou de l’industrie. |
Where the eye mixes export and exporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses export with exporter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: export is \ɛks.pɔʁ\ while exporter is \ɛks.pɔʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “export” sits inside “exporter”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
export is recorded at frequency rank #13,595, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.pɔʁ\. exporter is at rank #14,473, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛks.pɔʁ.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 28068, this pair ranks #325,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of export vs exporter
Shared letters: eoprtx. Private to "export": -. Private to "exporter": -.
"export" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "exporter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "export" for "exporter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "export" or "exporter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "export" and "exporter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "export" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "export" and "exporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exportées vs exporter". 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 #325,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.