exaspère

Name: exaspère, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ɛɡ.zas.pɛʁ\

/\ɛɡ.zas.pɛʁ\/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“exaspère” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,030
frequency rank, French: 3,255
“E” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exaspérer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exaspere · exaspère · French

exaspère · rank #35,030 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #35,030
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 3,255
PHOTO-FINISH examinateur

Nearest frequency peer: examinateur (-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.

Euphrate

64,973
examinateur

64,972
exaspère

64,971
expliciter

64,969
exécuteur

64,968
fainéants

64,967

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

exaspère vs espère

75% similar

exaspère vs exagère

75% similar

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

Key facts for exaspère
Property	Value
Headword	exaspère
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\ɛɡ.zas.pɛʁ\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#35,030
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exaspère »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.exaspèrese place ici:

#35,030

#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 « examinateur » (#35,029), « Euphrate » (#35,028), « expliciter » (#35,032). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exaspère » est au #35,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around exaspère (IPA \ɛɡ.zas.pɛʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,030 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for exaspère, with forms such as "eaxspère", "exapsère", and "exaspere". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "espère", "exagère", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is exaspère, spelled E-X-A-S-P-È-R-E.

Definition

1
Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exaspérer.
2
Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exaspérer.
3
Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de exaspérer.
4
Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de exaspérer.
5
Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de exaspérer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Cette réflexion exaspère Aurore Bird, célibataire bordelaise de 32 ans qui, sur les conseils de sa gynécologue, vient de se faire prélever 12 ovocytes pour qu’ils soient congelés.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eaxspère
exapsère
exaspere
exasppère
exasprèe
exaspèer
exaspèrre
exasspère
exasèpre
exsapère
exxaspère
xeaspère

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exaspère - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "exaspère"

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 "exaspère"?

"exaspère" is spelled E-X-A-S-P-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.zas.pɛʁ\.

What does "exaspère" mean?

As a verb, "exaspère" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exaspérer.

What words are commonly confused with "exaspère"?

"exaspère" is commonly confused with "espère", "exagère". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "exaspère"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exaspère" is \ɛɡ.zas.pɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "exaspère" come from?

"exaspère" 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 "exaspère", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Euphrate#35,028 entracte#35,021 flingues#35,040 emmenant#35,016

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

détériore12 variants gagnerez12 variants gencives12 variants Girardin12 variants