exploit

[ˈɛksplɔɪt]

/[ˈɛksplɔɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“exploit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,936 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,936
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - große Tat

Key facts for exploit
PropertyValue
Headwordexploit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛksplɔɪt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,936
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “exploit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). exploit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for exploit is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛksplɔɪt]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,936 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for exploit, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is exploit, spelled E-X-P-L-O-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    große Tat
  2. 2
    Heldentat
  3. 3
    Exploit

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exploit"?
"exploit" is spelled E-X-P-L-O-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛksplɔɪt].
What does "exploit" mean?
As a noun, "exploit" means: große Tat
How do you pronounce "exploit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exploit" is [ˈɛksplɔɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exploit" come from?
"exploit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “exploit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-X-P-L-O-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɛksplɔɪt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list