exigence

\ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\

/\ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“exigence” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,849
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce que l’on attend, ce que l’on exige de quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exigence · exigence · French

exigence · rank #8,849 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,849
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exclusive

Nearest frequency peer: exclusive (-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 « exigence »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « exigence » 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).

exigence vs exigent
75% similar
exigence vs existence
78% similar
exigence vs exigences
89% similar

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

Key facts for exigence
PropertyValue
Headwordexigence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,849
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exigence »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).exigencese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « exclusive » (#8,848), « existantes » (#8,850), « excellents » (#8,847). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exigence » est au #8,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around exigence (IPA \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,849 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for exigence, with forms such as "eixgence", "exgience", and "exiegnce". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "exigent", "existence", "exigences", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is exigence, spelled E-X-I-G-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce que l’on attend, ce que l’on exige de quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Ce que l’on attend, ce que l’on exige de quelqu’un.
  3. 3
    Ce que l’on attend, ce que l’on exige de quelqu’un.
  4. 4
    Ce que l’on attend, ce que l’on exige de quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Ce qu’exigent ou requièrent les circonstances.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est ce qui fait qu’une femme par toute nouvelle souffrance qu’elle nous inflige, souvent sans le savoir, augmente son pouvoir sur nous, mais aussi nos exigences envers elle.
  2. En l’absence de droit de l’Union en la matière, des approches nationales divergentes sur l’amélioration de la durabilité environnementale des produits ont déjà vu le jour, qu’il s’agisse d’ exigences en matière d’information sur la durée de compatibilité logicielle des dispositifs électroniques ou d’obligations de déclaration relatives à la manipulation d…

This word in other languages

demand(English)exigencia(Español)Anspruch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eixgence
  • exgience
  • exiegnce
  • exigecne
  • exigencce
  • exigenec
  • exigennce
  • exiggence
  • exignece
  • exxigence
  • xeigence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exigence - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eixgence2exgience2exiegnce2exigecne2exigencce1exigenec2exigennce1exiggence1
Edit distance from "exigence"

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 "exigence"?
"exigence" is spelled E-X-I-G-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\.
What does "exigence" mean?
As a noun, "exigence" means: Ce que l’on attend, ce que l’on exige de quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "exigence"?
"exigence" is commonly confused with "exigent", "existence", "exigences". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exigence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exigence" is \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exigence" come from?
"exigence" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

entités11 variantscantons11 variantsparceque11 variantsvoisines11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list