Which to use
“exagère” and “exagérer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,875
- “exagère” frequency rank
- #18,478
- “exagérer” frequency rank
- 35353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagère | exagérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exagérer. | Donner à une chose plus d’importance qu’elle n’en a en réalité. |
Where the eye mixes exagère and exagérer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exagère runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against exagérer's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between exagère and exagérer
A purely visual mix-up. exagère (\ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\) and exagérer (\ɛ.ɡza.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 35353, 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\. exagérer is at rank #18,478, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ.ɡza.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 35353, this pair ranks #277,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exagère vs exagérer
Shared letters: aegrx. Private to "exagère": è. Private to "exagérer": é.
"exagère" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exagérer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exagère" and "exagérer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exagère" vs "exagérer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exagérer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagère" and "exagérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exacerber vs exagérer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #277,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.