exposéevsexposezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: exposée is a adjective, exposez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exposée and exposez apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
exposée
7 ch
exposez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • exposezepxosez · exopsez · expoesz · exposezz · expossez · exposze · expposez · expsoez

Frequency comparison

exposée#9,655
exposez#49,076

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exposée" and "exposez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exposée" is an adjective and "exposez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "exposée" or "exposez"?
"exposée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,655 in our French list, against #49,076 for "exposez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exposée vs exposez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “exposée”; for a verb, it's “exposez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exposée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list