Which to use
“exquis” and “exquise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,938
- “exquis” frequency rank
- #30,601
- “exquise” frequency rank
- 52539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exquis | exquise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est choisi entre plusieurs, excellent en son espèce ; très bon. | Féminin singulier de exquis. |
Where the eye mixes exquis and exquise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exquis runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against exquise's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exquis with exquise
A purely visual mix-up. exquis (\ɛk.ski\) and exquise (\ɛk.skiz\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “exquis” sits inside “exquise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exquis is recorded at frequency rank #21,938, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.ski\. exquise is at rank #30,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.skiz\.
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 52539, this pair ranks #147,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exquis vs exquise
Shared letters: eiqsux. Private to "exquis": -. Private to "exquise": -.
"exquis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "exquise" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exquis" and "exquise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exquis" or "exquise"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exquis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exquise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exquis" and "exquise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esquivé vs exquise". 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 #147,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.