# exam vs exon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### exam
*noun · IPA /ɪɡˈzæm/ · frequency rank #4,598*
Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms.

### exon
*noun · frequency rank #49,909*
An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exam-vs-exon