Which to use
“exagèrent” and “exagérer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,930
- “exagèrent” frequency rank
- #18,478
- “exagérer” frequency rank
- 62408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagèrent | exagérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exagérer. | Donner à une chose plus d’importance qu’elle n’en a en réalité. |
Where the eye mixes exagèrent and exagérer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exagèrent runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCC) against exagérer's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exagèrent with exagérer
A purely visual mix-up. exagèrent (\ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\) and exagérer (\ɛ.ɡza.ʒe.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exagèrent is recorded at frequency rank #43,930, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\. 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 62408, this pair ranks #87,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exagèrent vs exagérer
Shared letters: aegrx. Private to "exagèrent": ntè. Private to "exagérer": é.
"exagèrent" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC · "exagérer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exagèrent" and "exagérer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exagèrent" vs "exagérer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagèrent" 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 #87,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagèrent" and "exagérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exagérément vs exagèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #87,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.