exogène
\ɛɡ.zɔ.ʒɛn\
The verdict
“exogène” is uncommon French (frequency #60,772 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,772
- frequency rank, French
- 3,255
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui provient de l’extérieur, du dehors.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exogene · exogène · French
exogène · rank #60,772 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,772
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH exhibitions
Nearest frequency peer: exhibitions (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « exogène »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- exacerbe
exacerbe
39,232 corpus weight
- examinait
examinait
39,231 corpus weight
- exhibitions
exhibitions
39,230 corpus weight
- exogène
exogène
39,229 corpus weight
- exploiteurs
exploiteurs
39,227 corpus weight
- exterminate…
exterminateur
39,226 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « exogène » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exogène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛɡ.zɔ.ʒɛn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #60,772 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « exogène » en français
Rare enough to double-check
exogène is uncommon French at frequency #60,772 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛɡ.zɔ.ʒɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for exogène in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is exogène, spelled E-X-O-G-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Qui provient de l’extérieur, du dehors.
- 2Qui est dû à une cause extérieure.
- 3Sciences de la terre : qui se produit ou se forme à la surface de l’écorce terrestre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exogène appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une société qui intègre les éléments d’une culture exogène.
Si la France trouve une solution pour ses Français exogènes et ses communautés musulmanes, l’Occident suivra.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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