Which to use
“exportent” and “exposent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,290
- “exportent” frequency rank
- #19,285
- “exposent” frequency rank
- 58575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exportent | exposent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe exporter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exposer. |
Where the eye mixes exportent and exposent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. exportent runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against exposent's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between exportent and exposent
A purely visual mix-up. exportent (\ɛk.spɔʁt\) and exposent (\ɛk.spɔz\) 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 58575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exportent is recorded at frequency rank #39,290, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔʁt\. exposent is at rank #19,285, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔz\.
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 58575, this pair ranks #108,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exportent vs exposent
Shared letters: enoptx. Private to "exportent": r. Private to "exposent": s.
"exportent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "exposent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exportent" and "exposent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exportent" or "exposent"?
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 "exportent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exposent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exportent" and "exposent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exportées vs exportent". 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 #108,265 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.