Which to use
“exécutifs” and “exécutive” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,155
- “exécutifs” frequency rank
- #26,001
- “exécutive” frequency rank
- 56156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exécutifs | exécutive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de exécutif. | Féminin singulier de exécutif. |
Where the eye mixes exécutifs and exécutive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. exécutifs (VCVCVCVCC) and exécutive (VCVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses exécutifs with exécutive
A purely visual mix-up. exécutifs (\ɛɡ.ze.ky.tif\) and exécutive (\ɛɡ.ze.ky.tiv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exécutifs is recorded at frequency rank #30,155, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.ze.ky.tif\. exécutive is at rank #26,001, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.ze.ky.tiv\.
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 56156, this pair ranks #122,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exécutifs vs exécutive
Shared letters: ceituxé. Private to "exécutifs": fs. Private to "exécutive": v.
"exécutifs" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCC · "exécutive" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exécutifs" and "exécutive" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exécutifs" vs "exécutive" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exécutifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exécutive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exécutifs" and "exécutive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "élective vs exécutive". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #122,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.