Which to use
“exposer” and “exposez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,954
- “exposer” frequency rank
- #49,076
- “exposez” frequency rank
- 56030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exposer | exposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Disposer de manière à mettre en vue. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exposer. |
Where the eye mixes exposer and exposez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exposer and exposez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses exposer with exposez
A purely visual mix-up. exposer (\ɛks.po.ze\) and exposez (\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 a single letter - r in “exposer” becomes z in “exposez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exposer is recorded at frequency rank #6,954, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛks.po.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 56030, this pair ranks #123,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exposer vs exposez
Shared letters: eopsx. Private to "exposer": r. Private to "exposez": z.
"exposer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "exposez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exposer" for "exposez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exposer" vs "exposez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exposer" 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 #123,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exposer" 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 #123,679 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.