exactement

[ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃]

/[ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃]/ adv

The verdict

“exactement” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exactamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-exactement · exactement · Spanish

exactement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for exactement
PropertyValue
Headwordexactement
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “exactement” en español

exactementqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exactement is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exactamente.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for exactement in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is exactement, spelled E-X-A-C-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exactamente.

Synonyms

dans le milledans le mille, Émileparfaitementpilepile poilprécisémentrigoureusementstrictementtu l’as dit bouffi

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exactement"?
"exactement" is spelled E-X-A-C-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃].
What does "exactement" mean?
As an adverb, "exactement" means: Exactamente.
How do you pronounce "exactement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exactement" is [ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exactement" come from?
"exactement" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list