exclave
/ˈɛkskleɪv/
"exclave" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exclave” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exclave |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛkskleɪv/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exclave” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
exclave is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛkskleɪv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for exclave in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ex- + (en)clave. The correct English form is exclave, spelled E-X-C-L-A-V-E.
Definition
- 1A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part.
- 2A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland.
Etymology
From ex- + (en)clave.
This word in other languages
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 “exclave”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-X-C-L-A-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɛkskleɪv/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.