Which to use
“exposait” and “exposent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,423
- “exposait” frequency rank
- #19,285
- “exposent” frequency rank
- 62708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exposait | exposent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de exposer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exposer. |
Where the eye mixes exposait and exposent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exposait (VCCVCVVC) and exposent (VCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses exposait with exposent
A purely visual mix-up. exposait (\ɛk.spɔ.zɛ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exposait is recorded at frequency rank #43,423, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔ.zɛ\. 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 62708, this pair ranks #85,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exposait vs exposent
Shared letters: eopstx. Private to "exposait": ai. Private to "exposent": n.
"exposait" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "exposent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exposait" for "exposent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exposait" vs "exposent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "exposait" and "exposent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exposait" 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 #85,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exposait" and "exposent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exposent 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 #85,736 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.