exceptionnelle

\ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\

/\ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“exceptionnelle” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,130. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,130
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de exceptionnel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exceptionnelle · exceptionnelle · French

exceptionnelle · rank #5,130 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,130
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exercices

Nearest frequency peer: exercices (+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 « exceptionnelle »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « exceptionnelle » 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).

exceptionnelle vs exceptionnels
86% similar
exceptionnelle vs exceptionnelles
93% similar
exceptionnelle vs exceptionnel
86% similar

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

Key facts for exceptionnelle
PropertyValue
Headwordexceptionnelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\
Letters14
Frequency rank#5,130
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exceptionnelle »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « exercices » (#5,131), « entrées » (#5,128), « expertise » (#5,132). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exceptionnelle » est au #5,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around exceptionnelle (IPA \ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,130 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de exceptionnel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for exceptionnelle, with forms such as "ecxeptionnelle", "excceptionnelle", and "excepitonnelle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "exceptionnels", "exceptionnelles", "exceptionnel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 exceptionnelle, spelled E-X-C-E-P-T-I-O-N-N-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de exceptionnel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il peut être intéressant de savoir que l’on rencontre des cas de dichotomie exceptionnelle; par exemple, la dichotomie est un caractère typique d’un certain groupe de Mammillaria, mais on la rencontre également en de très rares cas, chez d’autres espèces, telles que pour ne citer qu’un cas que j’ai observé : chez un spécimen de Lobivia jajoiana.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecxeptionnelle
  • excceptionnelle
  • excepitonnelle
  • excepptionnelle
  • exceptinonelle
  • exceptionelle
  • exceptionenlle
  • exceptionnele
  • exceptionnelel
  • exceptionnlele
  • exceptoinnelle
  • excepttionnelle
  • excetpionnelle
  • excpetionnelle
  • execptionnelle
  • exxceptionnelle
  • xeceptionnelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecxeptionnelle2excceptionnelle1excepitonnelle2excepptionnelle1exceptinonelle2exceptionelle1exceptionenlle2exceptionnele1
Edit distance from "exceptionnelle"

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 "exceptionnelle"?
"exceptionnelle" is spelled E-X-C-E-P-T-I-O-N-N-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\.
What does "exceptionnelle" mean?
As an adjective, "exceptionnelle" means: Féminin singulier de exceptionnel.
What words are commonly confused with "exceptionnelle"?
"exceptionnelle" is commonly confused with "exceptionnels", "exceptionnelles", "exceptionnel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exceptionnelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exceptionnelle" is \ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exceptionnelle" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list