exclusif

\ɛks.kly.zif\

/\ɛks.kly.zif\/ adj

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The verdict

“exclusif” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,502
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a force d’exclure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exclusif · exclusif · French

exclusif · rank #6,502 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,502
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entretiens

Nearest frequency peer: entretiens (-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 « exclusif »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « exclusif » 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).

exclusif vs explosif
75% similar
exclusif vs exclusion
78% similar
exclusif vs exclusive
78% similar

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

Key facts for exclusif
PropertyValue
Headwordexclusif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛks.kly.zif\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,502
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exclusif »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).exclusifse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « entretiens » (#6,501), « exil » (#6,503), « détenus » (#6,500). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exclusif » est au #6,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around exclusif (IPA \ɛks.kly.zif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,502 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 exclusif, with forms such as "ecxlusif", "excclusif", and "excllusif". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "explosif", "exclusion", "exclusive", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is exclusif, spelled E-X-C-L-U-S-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a force d’exclure.
  2. 2
    Relatif à une exclusivité.
  3. 3
    Qui exclut, qui repousse tout ce qui blesse ses goûts, ses opinions, ses intérêts.
  4. 4
    Se dit d’un pronom personnel de la première personne plurielle qui n’inclut pas l’interlocuteur. En français hexagonal, nous peut être soit inclusif soit exclusif, tandis que nous autres est toujours exclusif.
  5. 5
    Qualifie les plantes qui colonisent un milieu exclusivement aux autres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout indivisaire a tout d'abord un droit individuel et exclusif sur sa quote-part.
  2. Alliant tradition et modernité, la phytothérapie n'est exclusive d'aucune autre thérapeutique. Elle connaît des précautions d'emploi, des contre-indications, des interactions et, nous l'avons vu, un professionnel de la santé est le mieux placé pour la conseiller à chacun, selon ses besoins.

Antonyms

inclusif

This word in other languages

exclusive(English)exclusivo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecxlusif
  • excclusif
  • excllusif
  • exclsuif
  • excluisf
  • exclusfi
  • exclusiff
  • exclussif
  • exculsif
  • exlcusif
  • exxclusif
  • xeclusif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exclusif - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecxlusif2excclusif1excllusif1exclsuif2excluisf2exclusfi2exclusiff1exclussif1
Edit distance from "exclusif"

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 "exclusif"?
"exclusif" is spelled E-X-C-L-U-S-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.kly.zif\.
What does "exclusif" mean?
As an adjective, "exclusif" means: Qui a force d’exclure.
What words are commonly confused with "exclusif"?
"exclusif" is commonly confused with "explosif", "exclusion", "exclusive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exclusif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exclusif" is \ɛks.kly.zif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exclusif" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

existant#6,504franchir#6,508devienne#6,493inventer#6,520

Similar misspelling depth

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

madeleine12 variantsclichés12 variantsNintendo12 variantsboutiques12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list