Which to use
“exercé” is a verb and “exercées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,320
- “exercé” frequency rank
- #23,205
- “exercées” frequency rank
- 33525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exercé | exercées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de exercer. | Féminin pluriel de exercé. |
Same sound, different letters: exercé vs exercées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. exercé runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against exercées's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - exercé / exercées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: exercé and exercées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “exercé” sits inside “exercées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exercé is recorded at frequency rank #10,320, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se\. exercées is at rank #23,205, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.zɛʁ.se\.
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 33525, this pair ranks #290,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exercé vs exercées
Shared letters: cerxé. Private to "exercé": -. Private to "exercées": s.
"exercé" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "exercées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exercé" for "exercées" ever safe?
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After this comparison
"exercé" and "exercées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "exercé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exercées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exercé" and "exercées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exercées vs exercera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #290,059 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.