exclame

\ɛk.sklam\

/\ɛk.sklam\/ verb

The verdict

“exclame” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,403
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-exclame · exclame · French

exclame · rank #32,403 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,403
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH evidence

Nearest frequency peer: evidence (-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 « exclame »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « exclame » 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).

exclame vs exclue
71% similar
exclame vs exclure
71% similar
exclame vs éclate
57% similar

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

Key facts for exclame
PropertyValue
Headwordexclame
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛk.sklam\
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,403
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exclame »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.exclamese 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 « evidence » (#32,402), « faiseur » (#32,405), « establishment » (#32,400). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exclame » est au #32,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around exclame (IPA \ɛk.sklam\), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,403 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for exclame, with forms such as "ecxlame", "excalme", and "excclame". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "exclue", "exclure", "éclate", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is exclame, spelled E-X-C-L-A-M-E.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans ce cas, et dans l’ordre d’apparition des manifestations sonores à l’écran des journaux télévisés, il ralouille, râle, s’exclame, gronde, tonne, menace fermement, menace avec nuances, tonne, gronde, s’exclame, râle, ralouille et retourne au travail.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecxlame
  • excalme
  • excclame
  • exclaem
  • exclamme
  • excllame
  • exclmae
  • exlcame
  • exxclame
  • xeclame

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ecxlame2excalme2excclame1exclaem2exclamme1excllame1exclmae2exlcame2
Edit distance from "exclame"

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 "exclame"?
"exclame" is spelled E-X-C-L-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.sklam\.
What does "exclame" mean?
As a verb, "exclame" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exclamer.
What words are commonly confused with "exclame"?
"exclame" is commonly confused with "exclue", "exclure", "éclate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exclame"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exclame" is \ɛk.sklam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exclame" come from?
"exclame" 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 "exclame", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list