exemplar
\i.zẽ.plˈaɾ\
The verdict
“exemplar” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exemplaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exemplar · exemplar · French
exemplar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | exemplar |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.zẽ.plˈaɾ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « exemplar » en français
Rare enough to double-check
exemplar is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.zẽ.plˈaɾ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exemplaire.".
Zero misspellings are on record for exemplar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 exemplar, spelled E-X-E-M-P-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Exemplaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how exemplar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A transição de 2002, quando Lula sucedeu a Fernando Henrique Cardoso e assumiu a presidência da República pela primeira vez, foi considerada exemplar, segundo analistas à época.
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.