Which to use
“exagère” and “exonéré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,875
- “exagère” frequency rank
- #47,328
- “exonéré” frequency rank
- 64203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagère | exonéré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exagérer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de exonérer. |
Where the eye mixes exagère and exonéré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. exagère and exonéré follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: exagère vs exonéré
A purely visual mix-up. exagère (\ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\) and exonéré (\ɛɡ.zɔ.ne.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64203, 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\. exonéré is at rank #47,328, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɔ.ne.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 64203, this pair ranks #78,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exagère vs exonéré
Shared letters: erx. Private to "exagère": agè. Private to "exonéré": noé.
"exagère" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exonéré" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exagère" and "exonéré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exagère" vs "exonéré" - 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 "exagère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exonéré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagère" and "exonéré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exonéré vs exonérés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #78,203 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.