exclusion
ex·clu·sion/ɪksˈkluːʒən/noun
exclusion is spelled E-X-C-L-U-S-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ex·clu·sion). It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exclusion means “The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exclusion is exclusions.
How many letters and syllables are in exclusion?
| Letters | 9: E-X-C-L-U-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ex·clu·sion |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is exclusion?
Exclusion appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 exclusion?
- /ɪksˈkluːʒən/
Exclusion has 3 syllables, split ex·clu·sion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-exclusion.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exclusion
- exclusions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exclusion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
- 2
obsoleteThe act of pushing or forcing something out.
- 3
An item not covered by an insurance policy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exclusion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of excluding or shutting out:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exclusion |
| German | Exklusion, Ausgrenzung, Ausschluss |
| Portuguese | exclusão, excludência |
| Spanish | exclusión |
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.
Where does exclusion come from?
From Middle English exclusion, exclusioun, from Old French [Term?] and Latin exclusiō, from exclūdō. By surface analysis, exclude + -sion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).