Which to use
“export” and “expos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,595
- “export” frequency rank
- #19,833
- “expos” frequency rank
- 33428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | export | expos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exportation. | Pluriel de expo. |
Where the eye mixes export and expos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses export with expos
A purely visual mix-up. export (\ɛks.pɔʁ\) and expos (\ɛks.po\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33428, 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\. expos is at rank #19,833, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.po\.
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 33428, this pair ranks #290,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of export vs expos
Shared letters: eopx. Private to "export": rt. Private to "expos": s.
"export" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "expos" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "export" and "expos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "export" or "expos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "export" and "expos" 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 "expos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "export" and "expos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expos 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 #290,718 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.