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

#35,936
“exemptés” frequency rank
#39,792
“exempts” frequency rank
75728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exemptés exempts
Definition Masculin pluriel de exempté. Masculin pluriel de exempt.

Where the eye mixes exemptés and exempts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
exemptés
7 ch
exempts

Why the eye confuses exemptés with exempts

A purely visual mix-up. exemptés (\ɛɡ.zɑ̃.te\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exemptés is recorded at frequency rank #35,936, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɑ̃.te\. 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 75728, this pair ranks #33,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exemptés vs exempts

Shared letters: empstx. Private to "exemptés": é. Private to "exempts": -.

"exemptés" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCCVC  ·  "exempts" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exemptseexmpts · exemmpts · exemppts · exempst · exemptss · exemptts · exemtps · exepmts

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exemptés" and "exempts" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛɡ.zɑ̃.te\ versus \ɛɡ.zɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "exemptés" vs "exempts" - which ranks higher?
"exemptés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,936 in our French list, against #39,792 for "exempts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "exemptés" 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 #33,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exemptés" and "exempts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exempte vs exempts". 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 #33,171 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list