Which to use
“exclus” and “exclusif” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,828
- “exclus” frequency rank
- #6,502
- “exclusif” frequency rank
- 16330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exclus | exclusif |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de exclu. | Qui a force d’exclure. |
Where the eye mixes exclus and exclusif
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exclus runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against exclusif's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exclus vs exclusif
A purely visual mix-up. exclus (\ɛks.kly\) and exclusif (\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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “exclus” sits inside “exclusif”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exclus is recorded at frequency rank #9,828, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.kly\. exclusif is at rank #6,502, 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 16330, this pair ranks #388,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exclus vs exclusif
Shared letters: celsux. Private to "exclus": -. Private to "exclusif": fi.
"exclus" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "exclusif" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exclus" and "exclusif" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "exclus" or "exclusif" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exclus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exclusif" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exclus" and "exclusif" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excluait vs exclusif". 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 #388,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.