Which to use
“élus” and “exclus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,983
- “élus” frequency rank
- #9,828
- “exclus” frequency rank
- 11811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élus | exclus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de élu. | Masculin pluriel de exclu. |
Where the eye mixes élus and exclus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. élus runs 4 letters (VCVC) against exclus's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: élus vs exclus
A purely visual mix-up. élus (\e.ly\) and exclus (\ɛks.kly\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élus is recorded at frequency rank #1,983, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.ly\. exclus is at rank #9,828, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.kly\.
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 11811, this pair ranks #407,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of élus vs exclus
Shared letters: lsu. Private to "élus": é. Private to "exclus": cex.
"élus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "exclus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exclus ← ecxlus · excclus · excllus · exclsu · excluss · exculs · exlcus · exxclus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "élus" and "exclus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "élus" vs "exclus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "élus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exclus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élus" and "exclus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ell vs élus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #407,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.