exemplesvsexemptésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: exemples is a noun, exemptés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“exemples” is a noun and “exemptés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,474
“exemples” frequency rank
#35,936
“exemptés” frequency rank
38410
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exemples exemptés
Definition Pluriel de exemple. Masculin pluriel de exempté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exemples and exemptés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
exemples
8 ch
exemptés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exemples is \ɛɡ.zɑ̃pl\ while exemptés is \ɛɡ.zɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exemples is recorded at frequency rank #2,474, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɑ̃pl\. exemptés is at rank #35,936, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɑ̃.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 38410, this pair ranks #255,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exemples vs exemptés

Shared letters: empsx. Private to "exemples": l. Private to "exemptés": .

"exemples" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCCVC  ·  "exemptés" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exempleseexmples · exemlpes · exemmples · exempels · exempless · exemplles · exemplse · exempples

Frequency comparison

exemples#2,474
exemptés#35,936

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exemples" and "exemptés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exemples" is a noun and "exemptés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "exemples" or "exemptés"?
"exemples" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,474 in our French list, against #35,936 for "exemptés". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering exemples vs exemptés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “exemples”; for an adjective, it's “exemptés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exemples” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list