exigeantvsexigeantesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,999
“exigeant” frequency rank
#40,259
“exigeantes” frequency rank
50258
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exigeant exigeantes
Definition Qui est dans l’habitude d’exiger beaucoup ou trop de déférence, d’attentions, de travail, d’argent, de services. Féminin pluriel de exigeant.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exigeant and exigeantes apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
exigeant
10 ch
exigeantes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. exigeant (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃\) and exigeantes (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃t\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “exigeant” sits inside “exigeantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exigeant is recorded at frequency rank #9,999, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃\. exigeantes is at rank #40,259, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃t\.

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 50258, this pair ranks #164,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exigeant vs exigeantes

Shared letters: aegintx. Private to "exigeant": -. Private to "exigeantes": s.

"exigeant" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCC  ·  "exigeantes" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigeanteixgeant · exgieant · exiegant · exigaent · exigeannt · exigeantt · exigeatn · exigenat
  • exigeanteseixgeantes · exgieantes · exiegantes · exigaentes · exigeanets · exigeanntes · exigeantess · exigeantse

Frequency comparison

exigeant#9,999
exigeantes#40,259

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exigeant" and "exigeantes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃\ versus \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃t\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exigeant" or "exigeantes"?
"exigeant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,999 in our French list, against #40,259 for "exigeantes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exigeant vs exigeantes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exigeant” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list