point d’exclamation
\pwɛ̃ d‿ɛks.kla.ma.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“point d’exclamation” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - « ! », signe de ponctuation qui se met à la fin d’une phrase exclamative, à la place du point.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | point d’exclamation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ d‿ɛks.kla.ma.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “point d’exclamation” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for point d’exclamation is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pwɛ̃ d‿ɛks.kla.ma.sjɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "« ! », signe de ponctuation qui se met à la fin d’une phrase exclamative, à la place du point.".
point d’exclamation has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is point d’exclamation, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-’-E-X-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1« ! », signe de ponctuation qui se met à la fin d’une phrase exclamative, à la place du point.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “point d’exclamation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-I-N-T- -D-’-E-X-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.