Which to use
“exclu” and “exclues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,393
- “exclu” frequency rank
- #24,966
- “exclues” frequency rank
- 31359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exclu | exclues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | À qui l’on interdit. | Féminin pluriel de exclu. |
Same sound, different letters: exclu vs exclues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: exclu vs exclues
This is the hard kind. exclu and exclues are pronounced identically (\ɛks.kly\) 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 extra letter(s) - “exclu” sits inside “exclues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31359, 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\. exclues is at rank #24,966, tagged as anadj, 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 31359, this pair ranks #304,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exclu vs exclues
Shared letters: celux. Private to "exclu": -. Private to "exclues": s.
"exclu" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "exclues" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exclu" for "exclues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exclu" vs "exclues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "exclu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exclues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exclu" and "exclues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évolués vs exclues". 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 #304,291 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.