Which to use
“errements” and “excréments” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,505
- “errements” frequency rank
- #23,542
- “excréments” frequency rank
- 59047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errements | excréments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière dont une affaire est conduite. | Pluriel de excrément. |
Where the eye mixes errements and excréments
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. errements runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCC) against excréments's 10 (VCCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses errements with excréments
A purely visual mix-up. errements (\ɛʁ.mɑ̃\) and excréments (\ɛks.kʁe.mɑ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
errements is recorded at frequency rank #35,505, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛʁ.mɑ̃\. excréments is at rank #23,542, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.kʁe.mɑ̃\.
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 59047, this pair ranks #105,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of errements vs excréments
Shared letters: emnrst. Private to "errements": -. Private to "excréments": cxé.
"errements" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "excréments" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- errements ← erements · ererments · erreemnts · erremennts · erremenst · errementss · errementts · erremetns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "errements" for "excréments" ever safe?
Which is more common, "errements" or "excréments"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "errements" and "excréments" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "errements" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "excréments" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errements" and "excréments" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "errements vs étirements". 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 #105,364 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.