Which to use
“exacerbée” and “exagérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,282
- “exacerbée” frequency rank
- #23,204
- “exagérée” frequency rank
- 64486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exacerbée | exagérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de exacerbé. | Féminin singulier de exagéré. |
Where the eye mixes exacerbée and exagérée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exacerbée runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCVV) against exagérée's 8 (VCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exacerbée with exagérée
A purely visual mix-up. exacerbée (\ɛɡ.za.sɛʁ.be\) and exagérée (\ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe\) 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 64486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exacerbée is recorded at frequency rank #41,282, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.sɛʁ.be\. exagérée is at rank #23,204, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe\.
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 64486, this pair ranks #76,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exacerbée vs exagérée
Shared letters: aerxé. Private to "exacerbée": bc. Private to "exagérée": g.
"exacerbée" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVV · "exagérée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exacerbée" for "exagérée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exacerbée" vs "exagérée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exacerbée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exagérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exacerbée" and "exagérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exacerbée vs exacerber". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #76,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.