# excerpt

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛɡzɜː(p)t/ · frequency rank #14,754

## Definitions
1. A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.

## Etymology
From Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere (“to pick out”), from ex (“out”) + carpere (“to pick, pluck”).

## Easily confused with
- **exert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excerpt-vs-exert)
- **expert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excerpt-vs-expert)
- **exempt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excerpt-vs-exempt)
- **except** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/except-vs-excerpt)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ecxerpt`, `exccerpt`, `exceprt`, `excerppt`, `excerptt`, `excerrpt`, `excertp`, `excrept`, `execrpt`, `exxcerpt`, `xecerpt`

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