Which to use
“exagère” and “exigée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,875
- “exagère” frequency rank
- #23,206
- “exigée” frequency rank
- 40081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagère | exigée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exagérer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de exiger. |
Where the eye mixes exagère and exigée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exagère runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against exigée's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exagère with exigée
A purely visual mix-up. exagère (\ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\) and exigée (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\) 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 40081, 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\. exigée is at rank #23,206, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\.
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 40081, this pair ranks #243,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exagère vs exigée
Shared letters: egx. Private to "exagère": arè. Private to "exigée": ié.
"exagère" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exigée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exagère" and "exigée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exagère" vs "exigée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exagère" and "exigée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagère" and "exigée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigée vs exigez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #243,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.