blaxploitation
noun
blaxploitation is spelled B-L-A-X-P-L-O-I-T-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blaxploitation means “A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blaxploitation?
| Letters | 14: B-L-A-X-P-L-O-I-T-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is blaxploitation?
Blaxploitation appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of blaxploitation
- blacksploitation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blaxploitation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blaxploitation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blaxploitation, blacksploitation |
| German | Blaxploitation |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does blaxploitation come from?
Blend of black + exploitation (from exploitation film) or blend of blax + exploitation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).