Which to use
“exagérer” and “exagères” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,478
- “exagérer” frequency rank
- #42,866
- “exagères” frequency rank
- 61344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagérer | exagères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner à une chose plus d’importance qu’elle n’en a en réalité. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de exagérer. |
Where the eye mixes exagérer and exagères
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exagérer and exagères
A purely visual mix-up. exagérer (\ɛ.ɡza.ʒe.ʁe\) and exagères (\ɛɡ.za.ʒɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exagérer is recorded at frequency rank #18,478, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ.ɡza.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 61344, this pair ranks #92,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exagérer vs exagères
Shared letters: aegrx. Private to "exagérer": é. Private to "exagères": sè.
"exagérer" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "exagères" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exagérer" and "exagères" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "exagérer" or "exagères" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "exagérer" and "exagères" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagérer" 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 #92,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagérer" and "exagères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exagèrent vs exagères". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #92,767 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.