excepting

/ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/

//ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ// verb

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"excepting" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“excepting” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,546
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of except

Corpus desk

Index EN-excepting · excepting · English

excepting · rank #36,546 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,546
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH everyman

Nearest frequency peer: everyman (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “excepting”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “excepting” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

excepting vs exciting
78% similar
excepting vs expecting
78% similar
excepting vs exception
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for excepting
PropertyValue
Headwordexcepting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,546
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “excepting”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).exceptinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “everyman” (#36,545), “Estes” (#36,543), “erred” (#36,542). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “excepting” is #36,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around excepting (IPA /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,546 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of except".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for excepting, with forms such as "ecxepting", "exccepting", and "excepitng". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "exciting", "expecting", "exception", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is excepting, spelled E-X-C-E-P-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of except

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecxepting
  • exccepting
  • excepitng
  • exceppting
  • exceptign
  • exceptingg
  • exceptinng
  • exceptnig
  • exceptting
  • excetping
  • excpeting
  • execpting
  • exxcepting
  • xecepting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of excepting - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ecxepting2exccepting1excepitng2exceppting1exceptign2exceptingg1exceptinng1exceptnig2
Edit distance from "excepting"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "excepting"?
"excepting" is spelled E-X-C-E-P-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/.
What does "excepting" mean?
As a verb, "excepting" means: present participle and gerund of except
What words are commonly confused with "excepting"?
"excepting" is commonly confused with "exciting", "expecting", "exception". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "excepting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "excepting" is /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "excepting" come from?
"excepting" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "excepting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

factually#36,553Earnhardt#36,535focussing#36,564dancehall#36,513

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

figurehead14 variantsgallbladder14 variantscomforter14 variantscementing14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list