Which to use
“elite” and “exit” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,389
- “elite” frequency rank
- #36,897
- “exit” frequency rank
- 40286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elite | exit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que há de melhor na sociedade | saída |
Where the eye mixes elite and exit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses elite with exit
A purely visual mix-up. elite (/ɛ.ˈli.tɨ/) and exit (/ˈɛgzɪt/, /ˈɛksɪt/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elite is recorded at frequency rank #3,389, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɛ.ˈli.tɨ/. exit is at rank #36,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛgzɪt/, /ˈɛksɪt/.
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 40286, this pair ranks #25,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of elite vs exit
Shared letters: eit. Private to "elite": l. Private to "exit": x.
"elite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "elite" for "exit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "elite" or "exit"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "elite" and "exit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "elite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elite" and "exit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edite vs exit". 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 #25,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.