Which to use
“exagérée” is an adjective and “exagères” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,204
- “exagérée” frequency rank
- #42,866
- “exagères” frequency rank
- 66070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagérée | exagères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de exagéré. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exagérer. |
Where the eye mixes exagérée and exagères
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exagérée (VCVCVCVV) and exagères (VCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses exagérée with exagères
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exagérée is \ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe\ while exagères is \ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66070, 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\. exagères is at rank #42,866, 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 66070, this pair ranks #69,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exagérée vs exagères
Shared letters: aegrx. Private to "exagérée": é. Private to "exagères": sè.
"exagérée" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "exagères" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exagérée" and "exagères" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "exagérée" or "exagères" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagérée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exagères" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagérée" and "exagères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exagèrent vs exagères". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,471 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.