Which to use
“exigées” is a verb and “exigences” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,768
- “exigées” frequency rank
- #4,859
- “exigences” frequency rank
- 34627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigées | exigences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de exiger. | Pluriel de exigence. |
Where the eye mixes exigées and exigences
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exigées runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against exigences's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exigées with exigences
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exigées is \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\ while exigences is \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigées is recorded at frequency rank #29,768, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\. exigences is at rank #4,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s\.
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 34627, this pair ranks #282,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exigées vs exigences
Shared letters: egisx. Private to "exigées": é. Private to "exigences": cn.
"exigées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "exigences" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigences ← eixgences · exgiences · exiegnces · exigecnes · exigencces · exigencess · exigencse · exigenecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exigées" for "exigences" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "exigées" or "exigences" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exigées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigées" and "exigences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigées vs exigez". 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 #282,494 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.