Which to use
“exagère” is a verb and “exagérées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,875
- “exagère” frequency rank
- #37,803
- “exagérées” frequency rank
- 54678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagère | exagérées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exagérer. | Féminin pluriel de exagéré. |
Where the eye mixes exagère and exagérées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exagère runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against exagérées's 9 (VCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exagère with exagérées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exagère is \ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\ while exagérées is \ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exagère is recorded at frequency rank #16,875, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\. exagérées is at rank #37,803, 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 54678, this pair ranks #132,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exagère vs exagérées
Shared letters: aegrx. Private to "exagère": è. Private to "exagérées": sé.
"exagère" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exagérées" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exagère" for "exagérées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exagère" vs "exagérées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exagérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagère" and "exagérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exagérées vs exagèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #132,410 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.