Which to use
“exportées” is a verb and “exposées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,514
- “exportées” frequency rank
- #9,481
- “exposées” frequency rank
- 57995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exportées | exposées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de exporter. | Féminin pluriel de exposé. |
Where the eye mixes exportées and exposées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. exportées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against exposées's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exportées with exposées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exportées is \ɛk.spɔʁ.te\ while exposées 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 57995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exportées is recorded at frequency rank #48,514, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁ.te\. exposées is at rank #9,481, 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 57995, this pair ranks #111,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exportées vs exposées
Shared letters: eopsxé. Private to "exportées": rt. Private to "exposées": -.
"exportées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "exposées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exportées" and "exposées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "exportées" or "exposées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exportées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exposées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exportées" and "exposées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expertes vs exportées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #111,665 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.