exclude
\ɪksˈkluːd\
The verdict
“exclude” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exclure, barrer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exclude · exclude · French
exclude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exclude |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɪksˈkluːd\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « exclude » en français
Rare enough to double-check
exclude is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɪksˈkluːd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exclure, barrer.".
Zero misspellings are on record for exclude in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is exclude, spelled E-X-C-L-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Exclure, barrer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how exclude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After a brief, appalled glance at Lydia, Mrs Molesworth (Lil) sat down on a corner of the sofa and asked the doctor a question about the imminent agricultural show designed to exclude Lydia from the conversation, to reveal her close knowledge of this event and therefore to illustrate her important position in the local community.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.