Which to use
“exposé” and “exposées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,488
- “exposé” frequency rank
- #9,481
- “exposées” frequency rank
- 13969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exposé | exposées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a été exposé, dans un musée, par exemple. | Féminin pluriel de exposé. |
Where the eye mixes exposé and exposées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exposé and exposées
A purely visual mix-up. exposé (\ɛk.spo.ze\) and exposées (\ɛk.spɔ.ze\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “exposé” sits inside “exposées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exposé is recorded at frequency rank #4,488, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.spo.ze\. 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 13969, this pair ranks #398,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exposé vs exposées
Shared letters: eopsxé. Private to "exposé": -. Private to "exposées": -.
"exposé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "exposées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exposé" and "exposées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exposé" or "exposées"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exposé" 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 #398,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exposé" and "exposées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exposées vs exposez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #398,760 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.