# excepting vs exciting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### excepting
*verb · IPA /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/ · frequency rank #36,546*
present participle and gerund of except

### exciting
*verb · IPA /ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,790*
present participle and gerund of excite

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