Which to use
“exceptionnelle” and “exceptionnelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,130
- “exceptionnelle” frequency rank
- #10,702
- “exceptionnelles” frequency rank
- 15832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exceptionnelle | exceptionnelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de exceptionnel. | Féminin pluriel de exceptionnel. |
Same sound, different letters: exceptionnelle vs exceptionnelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 14 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - exceptionnelle / exceptionnelles
This is the hard kind. exceptionnelle 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 1 extra letter(s) - “exceptionnelle” sits inside “exceptionnelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exceptionnelle is recorded at frequency rank #5,130, 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 15832, this pair ranks #390,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exceptionnelle vs exceptionnelles
Shared letters: ceilnoptx. Private to "exceptionnelle": -. Private to "exceptionnelles": s.
"exceptionnelle" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVCCV · "exceptionnelles" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exceptionnelle ← ecxeptionnelle · excceptionnelle · excepitonnelle · excepptionnelle · exceptinonelle · exceptionelle · exceptionenlle · exceptionnele
- exceptionnelles ← ecxeptionnelles · excceptionnelles · excepitonnelles · excepptionnelles · exceptinonelles · exceptionelles · exceptionenlles · exceptionnelels
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exceptionnelle" for "exceptionnelles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exceptionnelle" or "exceptionnelles"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "exceptionnelle" 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 #390,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exceptionnelle" 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 #390,646 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.