excréments

\ɛks.kʁe.mɑ̃\

/\ɛks.kʁe.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“excréments” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,542
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de excrément.

Corpus desk

Index FR-excrements · excréments · French

excréments · rank #23,542 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,542
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH ets

Nearest frequency peer: ets (-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 « excréments »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « excréments » 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).

excréments vs excédents
80% similar
excréments vs errements
70% similar
excréments vs étirements
60% similar

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

Key facts for excréments
PropertyValue
Headwordexcréments
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛks.kʁe.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,542
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « excréments »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).excrémentsse 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 « ets » (#23,541), « excède » (#23,543), « exemption » (#23,544). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « excréments » est au #23,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around excréments (IPA \ɛks.kʁe.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,542 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de excrément.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for excréments, with forms such as "ecxréments", "exccréments", and "excrements". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "excédents", "errements", "étirements", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 excréments, spelled E-X-C-R-É-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de excrément.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Certaines concernent la vie quotidienne du mort : comment sortir le jour, ne pas marcher la tête en bas, respirer l’air, boire l’eau, prendre passage sur le bateau de Rê, et même comment ne pas manger d’excréments.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecxréments
  • exccréments
  • excrements
  • excrméents
  • excrréments
  • excréemnts
  • excrémennts
  • excrémenst
  • excrémentss
  • excrémentts
  • excrémetns
  • excrémments
  • excrémnets
  • excérments
  • exrcéments
  • exxcréments
  • xecréments

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of excréments - 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.

ecxréments2exccréments1excrements1excrméents2excrréments1excréemnts2excrémennts1excrémenst2
Edit distance from "excréments"

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 "excréments"?
"excréments" is spelled E-X-C-R-É-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.kʁe.mɑ̃\.
What does "excréments" mean?
As a noun, "excréments" means: Pluriel de excrément.
What words are commonly confused with "excréments"?
"excréments" is commonly confused with "excédents", "errements", "étirements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "excréments"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "excréments" is \ɛks.kʁe.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "excréments" come from?
"excréments" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 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