# exact

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪɡˈzækt/ · frequency rank #2,944

## Definitions
1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
4. Such that the kernel of each morphism is the image of the preceding one.
5. Such that it preserves short exact sequences.

## Etymology
From Latin exāctus (the verb via Middle English exact), perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due; measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).

## Easily confused with
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-exit)
- **exam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-exam)
- **exec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-exec)
- **exist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-exist)
- **exert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-exert)
- **expat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-expat)
- **exalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-exalt)
- **expect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-expect)
- **extant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-extant)
- **exactly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-exactly)
- **extract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-extract)
- **eat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eat-vs-exact)
- **ECT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ect-vs-exact)
- **EAC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eac-vs-exact)
- **each** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/each-vs-exact)
- **east** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/east-vs-exact)
- **elect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elect-vs-exact)
- **erect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erect-vs-exact)
- **enact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enact-vs-exact)
- **edict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-exact)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eaxct`, `exacct`, `exactt`, `exatc`, `excat`, `exxact`, `xeact`

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