Which to use
“exclure” is a verb and “exclus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,004
- “exclure” frequency rank
- #9,828
- “exclus” frequency rank
- 18832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exclure | exclus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Renvoyer, retrancher quelqu’un d’une société, d’un corps où il avait été admis. | Masculin pluriel de exclu. |
Where the eye mixes exclure and exclus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exclure runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against exclus's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exclure vs exclus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exclure is \ɛk.sklyʁ\ while exclus is \ɛks.kly\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exclure is recorded at frequency rank #9,004, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛk.sklyʁ\. exclus is at rank #9,828, 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 18832, this pair ranks #376,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exclure vs exclus
Shared letters: celux. Private to "exclure": r. Private to "exclus": s.
"exclure" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "exclus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exclure" for "exclus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exclure" or "exclus"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "exclure" and "exclus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exclure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exclus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exclure" and "exclus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écœuré vs exclure". 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 #376,358 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.