exclamation mark
/ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/
"exclamation-mark" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exclamation mark” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
| 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) |
Where “exclamation mark” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for exclamation mark is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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).
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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.
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Using “exclamation mark”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-X-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N- -M-A-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.