exceptionnel
French, adjective/ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl/
exceptionnel is spelled E-X-C-E-P-T-I-O-N-N-E-L (12 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written French, the 4,224th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exceptionnel is a French adjective meaning “exceptional” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est relatif à une exception”.
What does exceptionnel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
exceptional
- 2
outstanding (not yet solved)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est relatif à une exception. 2. Qui est rare.
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 exceptionnel
- exceptionnelle feminine
- exceptionnels masculine plural
- exceptionnelles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce exceptionnel?
- /ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl/
- \ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to exceptionnel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is exceptionnel in French?
exceptionnel 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).