exact
French, adjective/ɛɡ.zakt/
exact is spelled E-X-A-C-T (5 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written French, the 4,136th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exact is a French adjective meaning “exact; precise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui suit rigoureusement la vérité, la convention”.
What does exact mean in English?
adjective
- 1
exact; precise
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui suit rigoureusement la vérité, la convention. 2. En parlant des choses, faites avec soin, avec ponctualité. 3. Qui est vrai de tout point. 4. Qui est conforme à ce qui doit se faire, aux lois de la logique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of exact
- exacte feminine
- exacts masculine plural
- exactes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce exact?
- /ɛɡ.zakt/
- /ɛɡ.za/
- \ɛɡ.zakt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to exact
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is exact in French?
exact appears 18 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).