Which to use
“exceptionnelles” and “exceptionnels” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,702
- “exceptionnelles” frequency rank
- #11,964
- “exceptionnels” frequency rank
- 22666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exceptionnelles | exceptionnels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de exceptionnel. | Masculin pluriel de exceptionnel. |
Same sound, different letters: exceptionnelles vs exceptionnels
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 13 letters.
Homophone desk: exceptionnelles vs exceptionnels
This is the hard kind. exceptionnelles and exceptionnels 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exceptionnelles is recorded at frequency rank #10,702, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ.nɛl\. exceptionnels is at rank #11,964, 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 22666, this pair ranks #356,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exceptionnelles vs exceptionnels
Shared letters: ceilnopstx. Private to "exceptionnelles": -. Private to "exceptionnels": -.
"exceptionnelles" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVCCVC · "exceptionnels" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exceptionnelles ← ecxeptionnelles · excceptionnelles · excepitonnelles · excepptionnelles · exceptinonelles · exceptionelles · exceptionenlles · exceptionnelels
- exceptionnels ← ecxeptionnels · excceptionnels · excepitonnels · excepptionnels · exceptinonels · exceptionels · exceptionenls · exceptionnells
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exceptionnelles" and "exceptionnels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "exceptionnelles" or "exceptionnels" show up more?
After this comparison
"exceptionnelles" and "exceptionnels" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "exceptionnelles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exceptionnels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exceptionnelles" and "exceptionnels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exceptionnelle 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 #356,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.