Which to use
“exceptionnel” and “exceptionnelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,231
- “exceptionnel” frequency rank
- #10,702
- “exceptionnelles” frequency rank
- 14933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exceptionnel | exceptionnelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est relatif à une exception. | Féminin pluriel de exceptionnel. |
Same sound, different letters: exceptionnel vs exceptionnelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - exceptionnel and exceptionnelles
This is the hard kind. exceptionnel and exceptionnelles are pronounced identically (\ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 3 extra letter(s) - “exceptionnel” sits inside “exceptionnelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exceptionnel is recorded at frequency rank #4,231, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\. exceptionnelles is at rank #10,702, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\.
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 14933, this pair ranks #394,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exceptionnel vs exceptionnelles
Shared letters: ceilnoptx. Private to "exceptionnel": -. Private to "exceptionnelles": s.
"exceptionnel" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVC · "exceptionnelles" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exceptionnel ← ecxeptionnel · excceptionnel · excepitonnel · excepptionnel · exceptinonel · exceptionel · exceptionenl · exceptionnell
- exceptionnelles ← ecxeptionnelles · excceptionnelles · excepitonnelles · excepptionnelles · exceptinonelles · exceptionelles · exceptionenlles · exceptionnelels
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exceptionnel" and "exceptionnelles" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "exceptionnel" or "exceptionnelles" show up more?
After this comparison
"exceptionnel" and "exceptionnelles" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "exceptionnel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exceptionnelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exceptionnel" and "exceptionnelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exceptionnelles vs exceptionnels". 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 #394,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.