Which to use
“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.
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
- exempts ← eexmpts · exemmpts · exemppts · exempst · exemptss · exemptts · exemtps · exepmts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exemptés" and "exempts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exemptés" vs "exempts" - 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 "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.