exécuter

\ɛɡ.ze.ky.te\

/\ɛɡ.ze.ky.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“exécuter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,057
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mettre à effet ; agir pour qu’une chose soit faite.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

exécuter vs Exeter
50% similar
exécuter vs exécutif
75% similar
exécuter vs exécuteur
89% similar

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

Key facts for exécuter
PropertyValue
Headwordexécuter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛɡ.ze.ky.te\
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,057
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “exécuter” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). exécuter lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around exécuter (IPA \ɛɡ.ze.ky.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,057 among 201,161 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for exécuter, with forms such as "excéuter", "executer", and "exxécuter". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Exeter", "exécutif", "exécuteur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is exécuter, spelled E-X-É-C-U-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre à effet ; agir pour qu’une chose soit faite.
  2. 2
    Faire un ouvrage quelconque, d’après une esquisse, un projet, un plan, etc.
  3. 3
    Lancer un programme, un exécutable.
  4. 4
    Jouer ou représenter, surtout en parlant de musique et de danse.
  5. 5
    Faire, en parlant des mouvements, des évolutions, des manœuvres, etc. ; se mouvoir d’une certaine façon.
  6. 6
    Faire vendre ou acheter publiquement à quelqu’un, les valeurs dont il est acheteur ou vendeur lorsqu’il ne remplit pas ses engagements.
  7. 7
    Faire vendre les biens d’un débiteur par autorité de justice.
  8. 8
    Expulser quelqu’un d’une compagnie, d’un cercle, d’un club.
  9. 9
    Faire mourir quelqu’un par autorité de justice ; lui appliquer la peine de mort.
  10. 10
    Exercer des violences, des exactions militaires pour contraindre les habitants à ce qu’on exige d’eux.
  11. 11
    Se décider à payer une dette, à tenir un engagement.
  12. 12
    Dans un sens plus étendu, se déterminer à faire contre ses propres intérêts ou contre son goût ce qu’on nous demande.

This word in other languages

perform(English)ejecutar(Español)exekutieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • excéuter
  • executer
  • exxécuter
  • exéccuter
  • exéctuer
  • exécuetr
  • exécuterr
  • exécutre
  • exécutter
  • exéucter
  • eéxcuter
  • xeécuter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

excéuter2executer1exxécuter1exéccuter1exéctuer2exécuetr2exécuterr1exécutre2
Edit distance from "exécuter"

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 "exécuter"?
"exécuter" is spelled E-X-É-C-U-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.ze.ky.te\.
What does "exécuter" mean?
As a verb, "exécuter" means: Mettre à effet ; agir pour qu’une chose soit faite.
What words are commonly confused with "exécuter"?
"exécuter" is commonly confused with "Exeter", "exécutif", "exécuteur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exécuter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exécuter" is \ɛɡ.ze.ky.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exécuter" come from?
"exécuter" 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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Using “exécuter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-X-É-C-U-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛɡ.ze.ky.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Exeter” - see the side-by-side comparison. exécuter vs Exeter
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list