exercer

\ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se\

/\ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“exercer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,232
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dresser, former, instruire à quelque chose par des actes fréquents.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exercer · exercer · French

exercer · rank #4,232 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,232
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exceptionnel

Nearest frequency peer: exceptionnel (-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 « exercer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « exercer » 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).

exercer vs Exeter
57% similar
exercer vs exercera
88% similar
exercer vs exercé
71% similar

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

Key facts for exercer
PropertyValue
Headwordexercer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se\
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,232
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exercer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).exercerse 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 « exceptionnel » (#4,231), « fautes » (#4,233), « excellence » (#4,230). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exercer » est au #4,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around exercer (IPA \ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,232 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for exercer, with forms such as "eexrcer", "execrer", and "exerccer". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Exeter", "exercera", "exercé", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is exercer, spelled E-X-E-R-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dresser, former, instruire à quelque chose par des actes fréquents.
  2. 2
    Développer par des pratiques régulières.
  3. 3
    Dresser un animal.
  4. 4
    Faire mouvoir, pour mettre ou maintenir en état de bon fonctionnement.
  5. 5
    Pratiquer.
  6. 6
    Exercer une magistrature, une charge, une profession.
  7. 7
    Faire usage, en parlant de l’éloquence, du talent, etc.
  8. 8
    Agir, faire des actes, faire éprouver les effets à autrui.
  9. 9
    User de, faire valoir un droit, un privilège, etc.
  10. 10
    Surveiller certaines industries et certains commerces pour assurer le paiement des impôts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Exercer des soldats ; les exercer au maniement des armes, à manœuvrer.
  2. Exercer des écoliers à la composition, à composer.

This word in other languages

exercise(English)ejercer(Español)exercer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eexrcer
  • execrer
  • exerccer
  • exercerr
  • exercre
  • exerecr
  • exerrcer
  • exrecer
  • exxercer
  • xeercer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eexrcer2execrer2exerccer1exercerr1exercre2exerecr2exerrcer1exrecer2
Edit distance from "exercer"

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 "exercer"?
"exercer" is spelled E-X-E-R-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se\.
What does "exercer" mean?
As a verb, "exercer" means: Dresser, former, instruire à quelque chose par des actes fréquents.
What words are commonly confused with "exercer"?
"exercer" is commonly confused with "Exeter", "exercera", "exercé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exercer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exercer" is \ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exercer" come from?
"exercer" 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 "exercer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fidèles#4,234crédits#4,224observe#4,257Android#4,205

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

dégâts10 variantsattendez10 variantsoccident10 variantséthique10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list