exposervsexposezWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

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

7 ch
exposer
7 ch
exposez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • exposerepxoser · exopser · expoesr · exposerr · exposre · exposser · expposer · expsoer
  • exposezepxosez · exopsez · expoesz · exposezz · expossez · exposze · expposez · expsoez

Frequency comparison

exposer#6,954
exposez#49,076

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exposer" and "exposez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛks.po.ze\ versus \ɛk.spɔ.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exposer" or "exposez"?
"exposer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,954 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 exposer vs exposez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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