exceed
ex·ceed/ɪkˈsiːd/verb
exceed is spelled E-X-C-E-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ex·ceed). It appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, exceed means “To be larger, greater than (something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in exceed?
| Letters | 6: E-X-C-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ex·ceed |
| In writing | 8.3 times per million words; the 8,036th 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 exceed?
Exceed appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th 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).
How do you pronounce exceed?
- /ɪkˈsiːd/
Exceed has 2 syllables, split ex·ceed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AcpoKrane-exceed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exceed
- exceeds present, singular, he/she/it
- exceeding participle, present
- exceeded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exceed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To be larger, greater than (something).
The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
- 2
To be better than (something).
The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
- 3
To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
- 4
To predominate.
- 5
obsoleteTo go too far; to be excessive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exceed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | excéder , dépasser |
| German | überschreiten, hinausgehen über , übertreffen, übersteigen, überbieten, überrunden |
| Portuguese | exceder , superar |
| Spanish | exceder |
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 exceed come from?
From Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond”), from ex- (“out, forth”) with cēdō (“to go”); see cede and compare accede etc. Partly displaced native Old English ofersteppan, whence Modern English overstep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).