exe

\ɛks\

/\ɛks\/ noun

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The verdict

“exe” is uncommon French (frequency #52,678 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,678
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancienne conjointe ou partenaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exe · exe · French

exe · rank #52,678 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,678
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exhibitionnis…

Nearest frequency peer: exhibitionnisme (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « exe »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « exe » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for exe
PropertyValue
Headwordexe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛks\
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,678
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « exe » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).exetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « exhibitionnisme » (#52,679), « excelsior » (#52,676), « exhorter » (#52,680). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exe » est au #52,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exe is uncommon French at frequency #52,678 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancienne conjointe ou partenaire.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for exe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is exe, spelled E-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancienne conjointe ou partenaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. @_Confessfantasm En vrai je comprends que ca foute le seum. Mais perso j’ai une sauvegarde des photos avec mon exe. Tu peux pas juste ignorer une partie de ta vie comme si de rien
  2. Moi si mon exe a besoin de moi un jour.

This word in other languages

ex(English)Ex(Deutsch)

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 "exe"?
"exe" is spelled E-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks\.
What does "exe" mean?
As a noun, "exe" means: Ancienne conjointe ou partenaire.
How do you pronounce "exe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exe" is \ɛks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exe" come from?
"exe" 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 "exe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

FFT#52,691ECG#52,652dpi#52,620dez#52,610

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list