# excavation vs exclamation

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### excavation
*noun · IPA /ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn/ · frequency rank #15,813*
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.

### exclamation
*noun · IPA /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #25,753*
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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