Which to use
“exporte” is a verb and “exposée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,009
- “exporte” frequency rank
- #9,655
- “exposée” frequency rank
- 30664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exporte | exposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exporter. | Féminin singulier de exposé. |
Where the eye mixes exporte and exposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exporte and exposée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exporte is \ɛk.spɔʁt\ while exposée is \ɛk.spɔ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exporte is recorded at frequency rank #21,009, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁt\. exposée is at rank #9,655, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.spɔ.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 30664, this pair ranks #308,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exporte vs exposée
Shared letters: eopx. Private to "exporte": rt. Private to "exposée": sé.
"exporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "exposée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exporte ← epxorte · exoprte · exporet · exporrte · exportte · expotre · expporte · exprote
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exporte" and "exposée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exporte" or "exposée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exporte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exporte" and "exposée" 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 #308,769 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.