exempt

\ɛɡ.zɑ̃\

/\ɛɡ.zɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“exempt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,647
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui par droit, par privilège, par nature, n’est pas sujet à quelque chose ; qui n’est pas assujetti à quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exempt · exempt · French

exempt · rank #25,647 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,647
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH expropriation

Nearest frequency peer: expropriation (+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 « exempt »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « exempt » 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).

exempt vs exempte
86% similar
exempt vs exempts
86% similar
exempt vs exemptés
75% similar

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

Key facts for exempt
PropertyValue
Headwordexempt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛɡ.zɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,647
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exempt »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).exemptse 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 « expropriation » (#25,648), « Esteban » (#25,645), « familiariser » (#25,649). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exempt » est au #25,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around exempt (IPA \ɛɡ.zɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,647 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for exempt, with forms such as "eexmpt", "exemmpt", and "exemppt". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "exempte", "exempts", "exemptés", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is exempt, spelled E-X-E-M-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui par droit, par privilège, par nature, n’est pas sujet à quelque chose ; qui n’est pas assujetti à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Qui est garanti de ; qui est préservé de ; qui est dépourvu de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Azora fit l'éloge du défunt ; mais elle avoua qu'il avait des défauts dont Cador était exempt.
  2. Par un arrêt de la cour des aides de Paris, donné l'an 1582, un gentilhomme verrier fut déclaré exempt de la taille, toutefois après avoir justifié qu'il étoit extrait de noble & ancienne lignée, & avoir communiqué une enquête de sa filiation.

This word in other languages

exempt(English)exento(Español)frei(Deutsch)isento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eexmpt
  • exemmpt
  • exemppt
  • exemptt
  • exemtp
  • exepmt
  • exmept
  • exxempt
  • xeempt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exempt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eexmpt2exemmpt1exemppt1exemptt1exemtp2exepmt2exmept2exxempt1
Edit distance from "exempt"

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 "exempt"?
"exempt" is spelled E-X-E-M-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.zɑ̃\.
What does "exempt" mean?
As an adjective, "exempt" means: Qui par droit, par privilège, par nature, n’est pas sujet à quelque chose ; qui n’est pas assujetti à quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "exempt"?
"exempt" is commonly confused with "exempte", "exempts", "exemptés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exempt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exempt" is \ɛɡ.zɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exempt" come from?
"exempt" 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 "exempt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fracas#25,656gaudin#25,662gillet#25,666grimpé#25,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

cépage9 variantsiraient9 variantschopin9 variantskindle9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list