# excerpt vs exert

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### excerpt
*noun · IPA /ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/ · frequency rank #14,754*
A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.

### exert
*verb · IPA /ɪɡˈzɝt/ · frequency rank #18,073*
To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material; to bring to bear.

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