Which to use
“exposée” is an adjective and “exposez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,655
- “exposée” frequency rank
- #49,076
- “exposez” frequency rank
- 58731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exposée | exposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de exposé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exposer. |
Same sound, different letters: exposée vs exposez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. exposée (VCCVCVV) and exposez (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - exposée / exposez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: exposée and exposez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛk.spɔ.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58731, 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\. exposez is at rank #49,076, tagged as averb, 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 58731, this pair ranks #107,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exposée vs exposez
Shared letters: eopsx. Private to "exposée": é. Private to "exposez": z.
"exposée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "exposez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exposez ← epxosez · exopsez · expoesz · exposezz · expossez · exposze · expposez · expsoez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exposée" and "exposez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exposée" or "exposez"?
What to do next
"exposée" and "exposez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "exposée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exposez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exposée" and "exposez" 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 #107,271 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.