exactement

\ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃\

/\ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“exactement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #964. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#964
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière exacte, correctement précise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exactement · exactement · French

exactement · rank #964 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #964
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH essayer

Nearest frequency peer: essayer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « exactement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « exactement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

exactement vs écartement
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for exactement
PropertyValue
Headwordexactement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#964
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exactement »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).exactementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « essayer » (#963), « grave » (#965), « endroit » (#962). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exactement » est au #964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around exactement (IPA \ɛɡ.zak.tə.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #964 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "D’une manière exacte, correctement précise.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for exactement, with forms such as "eaxctement", "exacctement", and "exacetment". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "écartement", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is exactement, spelled E-X-A-C-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière exacte, correctement précise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how exactement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Comme toutes les réformes monétaires, la stabilisation de la monnaie allemande a provoqué une crise économique, ou plus exactement, elle n'a pas suffi à en préserver le Reich.
  2. Par contre nous nous sommes attaché à représenter l’orographie et l’hydrographie de la région aussi exactement qu'il nous a été possible de le faire.

Synonyms

absolumentà l’aise Blaiseassurémentbien sûrcomplètementdans le milledans le mille, Émileen plein dans le milleindubitablementje veuxje veux mon neveuparfaitementpilepile poilprécisémentrigoureusementstrictementtout à faittu l’as dit bouffiun peu mon neveuun peu mon petit

This word in other languages

exactly(English)exactamente(Español)genau(Deutsch)exatamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eaxctement
  • exacctement
  • exacetment
  • exacteemnt
  • exactemennt
  • exactementt
  • exactemetn
  • exactemment
  • exactemnet
  • exactmeent
  • exacttement
  • exatcement
  • excatement
  • exxactement
  • xeactement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exactement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eaxctement2exacctement1exacetment2exacteemnt2exactemennt1exactementt1exactemetn2exactemment1
Edit distance from "exactement"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). 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: D’une manière exacte, correctement précise.
What words are commonly confused with "exactement"?
"exactement" is commonly confused with "écartement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
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 French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exactement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

territoire#989changement#996concernant#997européenne#1,000

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

importante15 variantscomprends15 variantsabsolument15 variantsprotection15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list