# exclusion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪksˈkluːʒən/ · frequency rank #11,541

## Definitions
1. The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
2. The act of pushing or forcing something out.
3. An item not covered by an insurance policy.

## Etymology
From Middle English exclusion, exclusioun, from Old French [Term?] and Latin exclusiō, from exclūdō. By surface analysis, exclude + -sion.

## Easily confused with
- **exclusive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclusion-vs-exclusive)
- **explosion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclusion-vs-explosion)
- **excursion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclusion-vs-excursion)
- **extrusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclusion-vs-extrusion)
- **excision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excision-vs-exclusion)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ecxlusion`, `excclusion`, `excllusion`, `exclsuion`, `excluison`, `exclusino`, `exclusionn`, `exclusoin`, `exclussion`, `exclution`, `exculsion`, `exlcusion`, `exxclusion`, `xeclusion`

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