exérèse
\ɛɡ.ze.ʁɛz\
The verdict
“exérèse” is an uncommon French word, ranked #94,789 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #94,789
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Toute opération qui consiste à extraire ou à retrancher du corps humain ce qui est étranger, nuisible ou superflu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exérèse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛɡ.ze.ʁɛz\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #94,789 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exérèse” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for exérèse is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛɡ.ze.ʁɛz\. Corpus data places it at rank #94,789 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Toute opération qui consiste à extraire ou à retrancher du corps humain ce qui est étranger, nuisible ou superflu.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for exérèse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is exérèse, spelled E-X-É-R-È-S-E.
Definition
- 1Toute opération qui consiste à extraire ou à retrancher du corps humain ce qui est étranger, nuisible ou superflu.
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 "exérèse"?
What does "exérèse" mean?
How do you pronounce "exérèse"?
What language does "exérèse" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “exérèse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-X-É-R-È-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛɡ.ze.ʁɛz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.