Which to use
“exagérées” is an adjective and “exagérer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,803
- “exagérées” frequency rank
- #18,478
- “exagérer” frequency rank
- 56281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagérées | exagérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de exagéré. | Donner à une chose plus d’importance qu’elle n’en a en réalité. |
Same sound, different letters: exagérées vs exagérer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. exagérées runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVVC) against exagérer's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - exagérées and exagérer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: exagérées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exagérées is recorded at frequency rank #37,803, 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 56281, this pair ranks #122,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exagérées vs exagérer
Shared letters: aegrxé. Private to "exagérées": s. Private to "exagérer": -.
"exagérées" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "exagérer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exagérées" and "exagérer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exagérées" or "exagérer"?
After this comparison
"exagérées" and "exagérer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagérées" 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 #122,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagérées" and "exagérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exagérées vs exagèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #122,069 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.