expérience

\ɛks.peʁ.jɑ̃s\

/\ɛks.peʁ.jɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“expérience” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #722 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#722
frequency rank, French
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Connaissance des choses, acquise par l’usage du monde et de la vie.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

expérience vs expériences
91% similar
expérience vs expérimenté
73% similar

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

Key facts for expérience
PropertyValue
Headwordexpérience
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛks.peʁ.jɑ̃s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#722
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “expérience” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). expérience lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for expérience is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛks.peʁ.jɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #722 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for expérience, with forms such as "epxérience", "experience", and "exppérience". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "expériences", "expérimenté", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 expérience, spelled E-X-P-É-R-I-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Connaissance des choses, acquise par l’usage du monde et de la vie.
  2. 2
    Épreuve instituée pour étudier la façon dont se passent les phénomènes naturels et rechercher les lois qui les régissent, en les reproduisant artificiellement.
  3. 3
    Essai pratiqué avec le matériel réduit d’un laboratoire dans un but scientifique ou industriel.
  4. 4
    Situation vécue considérée comme exceptionnelle ou marquante.
  5. 5
    Acquisition de connaissances par l’épreuve des choses, soit au moyen des sens, soit au moyen de la conscience (par opposition à raison ou à raisonnement).

Synonyms

expérimentation

This word in other languages

experience(English)experiencia(Español)Erfahrung(Deutsch)experiência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epxérience,experience,exppérience,expréience,expéirence,expéreince,expériecne,expériencce,expérienec,expériennce,expérinece,expérrience,exxpérience,exéprience,xepérience

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expérience - 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.

epxérience2experience1exppérience1expréience2expéirence2expéreince2expériecne2expériencce1
Edit distance from "expérience"

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 "expérience"?
"expérience" is spelled E-X-P-É-R-I-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.peʁ.jɑ̃s\.
What does "expérience" mean?
As a noun, "expérience" means: Connaissance des choses, acquise par l’usage du monde et de la vie.
What words are commonly confused with "expérience"?
"expérience" is commonly confused with "expériences", "expérimenté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "expérience"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expérience" is \ɛks.peʁ.jɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expérience" come from?
"expérience" 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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Using “expérience”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-X-P-É-R-I-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛks.peʁ.jɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “expériences” - see the side-by-side comparison. expérience vs expériences
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list