# exclude

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪksˈkluːd/ · frequency rank #9,888

## Definitions
1. To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
2. To expel; to put out.
3. To omit from consideration.
4. To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.
5. To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exclūdō, from prefix ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudō (“close”).

## Easily confused with
- **excuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclude-vs-excuse)
- **explode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclude-vs-explode)
- **excluded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclude-vs-excluded)
- **elude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elude-vs-exclude)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ecxlude`, `excclude`, `excldue`, `excllude`, `exclued`, `exculde`, `exlcude`, `exxclude`, `xeclude`

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