# exam

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪɡˈzæm/ · frequency rank #4,598

## Definitions
1. Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms.

## Easily confused with
- **exe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exam-vs-exe)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exam-vs-exit)
- **expo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exam-vs-expo)
- **exec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exam-vs-exec)
- **exes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exam-vs-exes)
- **exon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exam-vs-exon)
- **expat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exam-vs-expat)
- **ex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-exam)
- **em** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/em-vs-exam)
- **ea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ea-vs-exam)
- **eat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eat-vs-exam)
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/era-vs-exam)
- **ear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ear-vs-exam)
- **EPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/epa-vs-exam)
- **EVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eva-vs-exam)
- **eta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eta-vs-exam)
- **elm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elm-vs-exam)
- **ESA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esa-vs-exam)
- **erm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erm-vs-exam)
- **EDM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edm-vs-exam)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eaxm`, `examm`, `exma`, `exxam`, `xeam`

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