excluding
preposition, verb
excluding is spelled E-X-C-L-U-D-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a preposition, excluding means “to the exclusion of; not including” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in excluding?
| Letters | 9: E-X-C-L-U-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.3 times per million words; the 8,036th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is excluding?
Excluding appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce excluding?
Excluding has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does excluding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
preposition
- 1
to the exclusion of; not including
Our lucky free draw winner will be treated to dinner, bed and breakfast, but the holiday must be taken before December, 1991 (subject to availability and excluding bank holidays).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of exclude
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate excluding?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of excluding: excl, excl..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Excluding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to the exclusion of:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | à l’exclusion de |
| German | mit Ausnahme von |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.