Which to use
“exposée” is an adjective and “exposera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,655
- “exposée” frequency rank
- #48,515
- “exposera” frequency rank
- 58170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exposée | exposera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de exposé. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de exposer. |
Where the eye mixes exposée and exposera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exposée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against exposera's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exposée vs exposera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exposée is \ɛk.spɔ.ze\ while exposera is \ɛk.spɔ.zə.ʁa\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exposée is recorded at frequency rank #9,655, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.spɔ.ze\. exposera is at rank #48,515, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.spɔ.zə.ʁa\.
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 58170, this pair ranks #110,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exposée vs exposera
Shared letters: eopsx. Private to "exposée": é. Private to "exposera": ar.
"exposée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "exposera" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exposera ← epxosera · exopsera · expoesra · exposear · exposerra · exposrea · expossera · expposera
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exposée" for "exposera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exposée" or "exposera"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exposée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exposera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exposée" and "exposera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exposera 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 #110,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.