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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exigées and exigences apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exigées" and "exigences" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exigées" or "exigences"?
Remembering exigées vs exigences
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “exigées”; for a noun, it's “exigences”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exigées” entry
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