Which to use
“exagérée” is an adjective and “exagérer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,204
- “exagérée” frequency rank
- #18,478
- “exagérer” frequency rank
- 41682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagérée | exagérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de exagéré. | Donner à une chose plus d’importance qu’elle n’en a en réalité. |
Same sound, different letters: exagérée vs exagérer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. exagérée (VCVCVCVV) and exagérer (VCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - exagérée / exagérer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: exagérée and exagérer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41682, 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\. 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 41682, this pair ranks #231,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exagérée vs exagérer
Shared letters: aegrxé. Private to "exagérée": -. Private to "exagérer": -.
"exagérée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "exagérer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exagérée" and "exagérer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exagérée" vs "exagérer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"exagérée" and "exagérer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagérée" 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 #231,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagérée" and "exagérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exagérée vs exagèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #231,256 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.