écœurévsexclureWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: écœuré is a adjective, exclure is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“écœuré” is an adjective and “exclure” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,544
“écœuré” frequency rank
#9,004
“exclure” frequency rank
55548
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature écœuré exclure
Definition Qui a perdu le cœur ; à qui le cœur manque ; qui est dégoûté. Renvoyer, retrancher quelqu’un d’une société, d’un corps où il avait été admis.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set écœuré and exclure apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
écœuré
7 ch
exclure

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: écœuré is anadjective and exclureaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

écœuré is recorded at frequency rank #46,544, classified as anadj. exclure is at rank #9,004, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛk.sklyʁ\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 55548, this pair ranks #126,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of écœuré vs exclure

Shared letters: cru. Private to "écœuré": éœ. Private to "exclure": elx.

"écœuré" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV  ·  "exclure" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exclureecxlure · excclure · excllure · exclrue · excluer · exclurre · exculre · exlcure

Frequency comparison

écœuré#46,544
exclure#9,004

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "écœuré" and "exclure" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "écœuré" is an adjective and "exclure" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "écœuré" or "exclure"?
"exclure" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,004 in our French list, against #46,544 for "écœuré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering écœuré vs exclure

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “écœuré”; for a verb, it's “exclure”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “écœuré” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list