# exclamation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #25,753

## Definitions
1. A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
2. A word expressing outcry; an interjection.
3. An exclamation mark.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French exclamation, from Latin exclāmātiō, from exclāmō (“to cry out”) + -tiō.

## Easily confused with
- **explanation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclamation-vs-explanation)
- **excavation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excavation-vs-exclamation)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ecxlamation`, `excalmation`, `excclamation`, `exclaamtion`, `exclamaiton`, `exclamasion`, `exclamatino`, `exclamationn`, `exclamatoin`, `exclamattion`, `exclammation`, `exclamtaion`, `excllamation`, `exclmaation`, `exlcamation`, `exxclamation`, `xeclamation`

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