Which to use
“exécutions” and “exemptions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,932
- “exécutions” frequency rank
- #40,257
- “exemptions” frequency rank
- 55189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exécutions | exemptions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de exécution. | Pluriel de exemption. |
Where the eye mixes exécutions and exemptions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses exécutions with exemptions
A purely visual mix-up. exécutions (\eɡ.ze.ky.sjɔ̃\) and exemptions (\eɡ.zɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exécutions is recorded at frequency rank #14,932, classified as anoun, pronounced \eɡ.ze.ky.sjɔ̃\. exemptions is at rank #40,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced \eɡ.zɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\.
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 55189, this pair ranks #129,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exécutions vs exemptions
Shared letters: einostx. Private to "exécutions": cué. Private to "exemptions": mp.
"exécutions" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCC · "exemptions" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exemptions ← eexmptions · exemmptions · exempitons · exempptions · exemptinos · exemptionns · exemptionss · exemptiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exécutions" and "exemptions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exécutions" vs "exemptions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exécutions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exemptions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,076 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exécutions" and "exemptions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exemption vs exemptions". 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 #129,076 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.