# excel vs exes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### excel
*verb · IPA /ɪkˈsɛl/ · frequency rank #10,691*
To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.

### exes
*noun · IPA /ˈɛksəz/ · frequency rank #26,415*
plural of ex

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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