Which to use
“exportée” is a verb and “exposée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,330
- “exportée” frequency rank
- #9,655
- “exposée” frequency rank
- 56985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exportée | exposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de exporter. | Féminin singulier de exposé. |
Where the eye mixes exportée and exposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exportée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against exposée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exportée vs exposée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exportée is \ɛk.spɔʁ.te\ while exposée is \ɛk.spɔ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exportée is recorded at frequency rank #47,330, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁ.te\. 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 56985, this pair ranks #117,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exportée vs exposée
Shared letters: eopxé. Private to "exportée": rt. Private to "exposée": s.
"exportée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "exposée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exportée" for "exposée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exportée" or "exposée"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exportée" 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 #117,726 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exportée" and "exposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exportée vs exportées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #117,726 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.