Which to use
“extrémisme” and “extrémité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,861
- “extrémisme” frequency rank
- #6,394
- “extrémité” frequency rank
- 30255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrémisme | extrémité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opinion politique, économique, sociale, religieuse ou philosophique radicale, et qui peut servir de base théorique à des actions qui vont à l'encontre de la volonté ou des intérêts de tous. | Le bout d’une chose, la partie qui la termine. |
Where the eye mixes extrémisme and extrémité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extrémisme runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCCV) against extrémité's 9 (VCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses extrémisme with extrémité
A purely visual mix-up. extrémisme (\ɛk.stʁe.mism\) and extrémité (\ɛk.stʁe.mi.te\) 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 30255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extrémisme is recorded at frequency rank #23,861, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.stʁe.mism\. extrémité is at rank #6,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.stʁe.mi.te\.
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 30255, this pair ranks #311,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extrémisme vs extrémité
Shared letters: eimrtxé. Private to "extrémisme": s. Private to "extrémité": -.
"extrémisme" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV · "extrémité" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extrémisme" and "extrémité" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extrémisme" vs "extrémité" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "extrémisme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrémité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrémisme" and "extrémité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extrémisme vs extrémiste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #311,537 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.