Which to use
“exclu” is an adjective and “excluent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,393
- “exclu” frequency rank
- #28,164
- “excluent” frequency rank
- 34557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exclu | excluent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | À qui l’on interdit. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exclure. |
Same sound, different letters: exclu vs excluent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - exclu and excluent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: exclu and excluent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛks.kly\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 extra letter(s) - “exclu” sits inside “excluent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exclu is recorded at frequency rank #6,393, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.kly\. excluent is at rank #28,164, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛks.kly\.
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 34557, this pair ranks #282,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exclu vs excluent
Shared letters: celux. Private to "exclu": -. Private to "excluent": nt.
"exclu" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "excluent" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exclu" and "excluent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exclu" or "excluent"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "exclu" / "excluent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "exclu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "excluent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exclu" and "excluent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excluent vs excusent". 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 #282,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.