Which to use
“exempte” and “exempts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,812
- “exempte” frequency rank
- #39,792
- “exempts” frequency rank
- 72604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exempte | exempts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de exempt. | Masculin pluriel de exempt. |
Where the eye mixes exempte and exempts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exempte and exempts
A purely visual mix-up. exempte (\ɛɡ.zɑ̃t\) and exempts (\ɛɡ.zɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “exempte” becomes s in “exempts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exempte is recorded at frequency rank #32,812, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɑ̃t\. exempts is at rank #39,792, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɑ̃\.
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 72604, this pair ranks #43,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exempte vs exempts
Shared letters: emptx. Private to "exempte": -. Private to "exempts": s.
"exempte" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCV · "exempts" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exempte" and "exempts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "exempte" vs "exempts" - which ranks higher?
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 "exempte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exempts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exempte" and "exempts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "example vs exempte". 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 #43,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.