excision

Name: excision, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɪkˈsɪʒən/

//ɪkˈsɪʒən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“excision” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,687
frequency rank, English: 2,246
“E” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The removal of some text during editing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-excision · excision · English

excision · rank #40,687 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-MID #40,687
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,246
PHOTO-FINISH exogenous

Nearest frequency peer: exogenous (+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.

Eritrean

59,317
Etta

59,316
excision

59,314
exogenous

59,313
expandable

59,312
extractor

59,311

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

excision vs exclusion

78% similar

excision vs excursion

78% similar

excision vs envision

75% similar

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

Key facts for excision
Property	Value
Headword	excision
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɪkˈsɪʒən/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#40,687
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “excision”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).excisionlands here:

#40,687

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “exogenous” (#40,688), “Etta” (#40,685), “expandable” (#40,689). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “excision” is #40,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around excision (IPA /ɪkˈsɪʒən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,687 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for excision, with forms such as "ecxision", "exccision", and "exciison". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "exclusion", "excursion", "envision", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n). The correct English form is excision, spelled E-X-C-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The removal of some text during editing.
2
The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
3
The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
4
The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.

Etymology

From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n).

This word in other languages

escisión(Español)excisão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ecxision
exccision
exciison
excisino
excisionn
excisoin
excission
excition
excsiion
exicsion
exxcision
xecision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of excision - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "excision"

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 "excision"?

"excision" is spelled E-X-C-I-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪkˈsɪʒən/.

What does "excision" mean?

As a noun, "excision" means: The removal of some text during editing.

What words are commonly confused with "excision"?

"excision" is commonly confused with "exclusion", "excursion", "envision". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "excision"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "excision" is /ɪkˈsɪʒən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "excision"?

From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō(n). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eritrean#40,684 foreskin#40,701 dystopia#40,672 dyslexic#40,671

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

exogenous12 variants effeminate12 variants futurist12 variants divinely12 variants