# exception vs exemption

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### exception
*noun · IPA /əkˈsɛpʃən/ · frequency rank #3,942*
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

### exemption
*noun · IPA /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/ · frequency rank #12,044*
An act of exempting.

## Source
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