Which to use
“exagérée” is an adjective and “exagèrent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,204
- “exagérée” frequency rank
- #43,930
- “exagèrent” frequency rank
- 67134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagérée | exagèrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de exagéré. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exagérer. |
Where the eye mixes exagérée and exagèrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exagérée runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVV) against exagèrent's 9 (VCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exagérée with exagèrent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exagérée is \ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe\ while exagèrent is \ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exagérée is recorded at frequency rank #23,204, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe\. exagèrent is at rank #43,930, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\.
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 67134, this pair ranks #64,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exagérée vs exagèrent
Shared letters: aegrx. Private to "exagérée": é. Private to "exagèrent": ntè.
"exagérée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "exagèrent" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exagérée" for "exagèrent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exagérée" or "exagèrent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagérée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exagèrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagérée" and "exagèrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exagérément vs exagèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,732 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.