exclamation mark
/ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/
"exclamation-mark" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exclamation mark” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
Corpus desk
Index EN-exclamation-mark · exclamation mark · English
exclamation mark · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exclamation mark |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “exclamation mark” in English
Rare enough to double-check
exclamation mark is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).".
No misspelling variants are generated for exclamation mark in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is exclamation mark, spelled E-X-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N- -M-A-R-K.
Definition
- 1The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exclamation mark appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!
Subject: Fire... Dear Sir-stroke-Madam: Fire. Exclamation mark. Fire. Exclamation mark. Help me. Exclamation mark. 123 Carendon Road. Looking forward to hearing from you. All the best, Maurice Moss.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.