exquis

\ɛk.ski\

/\ɛk.ski\/ adj

The verdict

“exquis” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,938
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est choisi entre plusieurs, excellent en son espèce ; très bon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exquis · exquis · French

exquis · rank #21,938 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,938
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH Everton

Nearest frequency peer: Everton (-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 « exquis »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « exquis » 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).

exquis vs exquise
86% similar
exquis vs étuis
50% similar
exquis vs ennuis
67% similar

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

Key facts for exquis
PropertyValue
Headwordexquis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛk.ski\
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,938
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exquis »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).exquisse 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 « Everton » (#21,937), « eustache » (#21,936), « finissait » (#21,940). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exquis » est au #21,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around exquis (IPA \ɛk.ski\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,938 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for exquis, with forms such as "eqxuis", "exqius", and "exqquis". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "exquise", "étuis", "ennuis", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is exquis, spelled E-X-Q-U-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est choisi entre plusieurs, excellent en son espèce ; très bon.
  2. 2
    Qui est de la plus grande perfection, de la plus grande délicatesse.
  3. 3
    Vif, net, exacerbé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le thé le plus exquis est un thé dont les feuilles sont dorées comme celles du tabac turc ; les Chinois l'appellent le thé rouge. Ne s'en procure pas qui veut.
  2. …j’apprenais à goûter l’exquise saveur des chevrettes d’eau douce enveloppées dans des feuilles d’hibiscus et rôties sur des pierres rougies au feu, un mets digne des dieux.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eqxuis
  • exqius
  • exqquis
  • exquiss
  • exqusi
  • exuqis
  • exxquis
  • xequis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eqxuis2exqius2exqquis1exquiss1exqusi2exuqis2exxquis1xequis2
Edit distance from "exquis"

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 "exquis"?
"exquis" is spelled E-X-Q-U-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.ski\.
What does "exquis" mean?
As an adjective, "exquis" means: Qui est choisi entre plusieurs, excellent en son espèce ; très bon.
What words are commonly confused with "exquis"?
"exquis" is commonly confused with "exquise", "étuis", "ennuis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exquis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exquis" is \ɛk.ski\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exquis" come from?
"exquis" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list