# excepting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/ · frequency rank #36,546

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of except

## Easily confused with
- **exciting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excepting-vs-exciting)
- **expecting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excepting-vs-expecting)
- **exception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excepting-vs-exception)
- **exceptions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excepting-vs-exceptions)
- **exceeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exceeding-vs-excepting)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ecxepting`, `exccepting`, `excepitng`, `exceppting`, `exceptign`, `exceptingg`, `exceptinng`, `exceptnig`, `exceptting`, `excetping`, `excpeting`, `execpting`, `exxcepting`, `xecepting`

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