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 September 3, 2026) - A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part.
Corpus desk
Index EN-exclave · exclave · English
exclave · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | exclave |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛkskleɪv/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “exclave” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exclave appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves.
While there has never been a macronational bedroom nation, some exclaves have been barely larger.
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.