Which to use
“example” and “exemple” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,881
- “example” frequency rank
- #336
- “exemple” frequency rank
- 48217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | example | exemple |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exemple. | Ce qui peut servir de modèle, ce qui peut être imité. |
Where the eye mixes example and exemple
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses example with exemple
A purely visual mix-up. example (\ɪɡ.ˈzæm.pl̩\) and exemple (\ɛɡ.zɑ̃pl\) 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 a single letter - a in “example” becomes e in “exemple”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
example is recorded at frequency rank #47,881, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɪɡ.ˈzæm.pl̩\. exemple is at rank #336, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɑ̃pl\.
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 48217, this pair ranks #180,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of example vs exemple
Shared letters: elmpx. Private to "example": a. Private to "exemple": -.
"example" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV · "exemple" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "example" for "exemple" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "example" or "exemple" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "example" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exemple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "example" and "exemple" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "example vs exempte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #180,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.