exclusivevsexclusivitéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“exclusive” and “exclusivité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,848
“exclusive” frequency rank
#9,829
“exclusivité” frequency rank
18677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exclusive exclusivité
Definition En droit canon, vote du conclave écartant un candidat au pontificat. Qualité de ce qui est exclusif, sans partage.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exclusive and exclusivité apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
exclusive
11 ch
exclusivité

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. exclusive (\ɛk.skly.ziv\) and exclusivité (\ɛks.kly.zi.vi.te\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exclusive is recorded at frequency rank #8,848, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.skly.ziv\. exclusivité is at rank #9,829, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.kly.zi.vi.te\.

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 18677, this pair ranks #377,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of exclusive vs exclusivité

Shared letters: ceilsuvx. Private to "exclusive": -. Private to "exclusivité": .

"exclusive" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "exclusivité" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exclusiveecxlusive · excclusive · excllusive · exclsuive · excluisve · exclusiev · exclusivve · exclussive

Frequency comparison

exclusive#8,848
exclusivité#9,829

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exclusive" and "exclusivité" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛk.skly.ziv\ versus \ɛks.kly.zi.vi.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exclusive" or "exclusivité"?
"exclusive" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,848 in our French list, against #9,829 for "exclusivité". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exclusive vs exclusivité

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exclusive” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list