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“exclusifs” and “exclusives” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,281
- “exclusifs” frequency rank
- #18,742
- “exclusives” frequency rank
- 38023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exclusifs | exclusives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de exclusif. | Féminin pluriel de exclusif. |
Where the eye mixes exclusifs and exclusives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. exclusifs runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCC) against exclusives's 10 (VCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exclusifs vs exclusives
A purely visual mix-up. exclusifs (\ɛks.kly.zif\) and exclusives (\ɛks.kly.ziv\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exclusifs is recorded at frequency rank #19,281, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.kly.zif\. exclusives is at rank #18,742, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.kly.ziv\.
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 38023, this pair ranks #258,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exclusifs vs exclusives
Shared letters: ceilsux. Private to "exclusifs": f. Private to "exclusives": v.
"exclusifs" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCC · "exclusives" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exclusifs ← ecxlusifs · excclusifs · excllusifs · exclsuifs · excluisfs · exclusfis · exclusiffs · exclusifss
- exclusives ← ecxlusives · excclusives · excllusives · exclsuives · excluisves · exclusievs · exclusivess · exclusivse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exclusifs" and "exclusives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exclusifs" or "exclusives"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exclusifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exclusives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exclusifs" and "exclusives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exclusifs vs exclusions". 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 #258,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.