exemption

\ɛɡ.zɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛɡ.zɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“exemption” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,544
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Droit, grâce, privilège qui exempte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exemption · exemption · French

exemption · rank #23,544 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,544
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH excède

Nearest frequency peer: excède (-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 « exemption »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « exemption » 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).

exemption vs exemptions
90% similar
exemption vs exception
78% similar
exemption vs exécution
67% similar

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

Key facts for exemption
PropertyValue
Headwordexemption
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛɡ.zɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,544
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exemption »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.exemptionse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « excède » (#23,543), « explorateurs » (#23,545), « excréments » (#23,542). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exemption » est au #23,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around exemption (IPA \ɛɡ.zɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,544 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for exemption, with forms such as "eexmption", "exemmption", and "exempiton". 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, "exemptions", "exception", "exécution", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 exemption, spelled E-X-E-M-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Droit, grâce, privilège qui exempte.
  2. 2
    Dispense.
  3. 3
    État où l’on n’est pas sujet ou soumis à quelque chose, où l’on est délivré de quelque chose.
  4. 4
    Billet de satisfaction qui était donné à un élève et qui pouvait lui servir de dispense en cas de punition.
  5. 5
    Enclave territoriale d’un évêché dans un autre évêché.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Exemption d’impôts, de service.
  2. L’exemption de toutes charges publiques.

Synonyms

exonération

This word in other languages

exemption(English)exención(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eexmption
  • exemmption
  • exempiton
  • exempption
  • exemptino
  • exemptionn
  • exemptoin
  • exempttion
  • exemtpion
  • exepmtion
  • exmeption
  • exxemption
  • xeemption

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eexmption2exemmption1exempiton2exempption1exemptino2exemptionn1exemptoin2exempttion1
Edit distance from "exemption"

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 "exemption"?
"exemption" is spelled E-X-E-M-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.zɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\.
What does "exemption" mean?
As a noun, "exemption" means: Droit, grâce, privilège qui exempte.
What words are commonly confused with "exemption"?
"exemption" is commonly confused with "exemptions", "exception", "exécution". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exemption"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exemption" is \ɛɡ.zɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exemption" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

effroyable13 variantsgourmande13 variantsdrastique13 variantsdotations13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list