Which to use
“excessifs” and “exclusifs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,766
- “excessifs” frequency rank
- #19,281
- “exclusifs” frequency rank
- 49047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excessifs | exclusifs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de excessif. | Masculin pluriel de exclusif. |
Where the eye mixes excessifs and exclusifs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. excessifs (VCCVCCVCC) and exclusifs (VCCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between excessifs and exclusifs
A purely visual mix-up. excessifs (\ɛk.se.sif\) and exclusifs (\ɛks.kly.zif\) 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 49047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excessifs is recorded at frequency rank #29,766, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.se.sif\. exclusifs is at rank #19,281, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.kly.zif\.
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 49047, this pair ranks #173,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of excessifs vs exclusifs
Shared letters: cefisx. Private to "excessifs": -. Private to "exclusifs": lu.
"excessifs" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "exclusifs" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "excessifs" and "exclusifs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "excessifs" or "exclusifs" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "excessifs" and "exclusifs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "excessifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exclusifs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excessifs" and "exclusifs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excessifs vs expressifs". 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 #173,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.