exclusionary
adjective
exclusionary is spelled E-X-C-L-U-S-I-O-N-A-R-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, exclusionary means “Acting to exclude something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in exclusionary?
| Letters | 12: E-X-C-L-U-S-I-O-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 exclusionary?
Exclusionary appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 exclusionary?
Exclusionary has 5 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).
Forms of exclusionary
- more exclusionary comparative
- most exclusionary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exclusionary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Acting to exclude something
Social groups are often exclusionary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exclusionary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense acting to exclude something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ausschließend |
| Portuguese | excludente |
| Spanish | excluyente |
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 exclusionary come from?
From exclusion + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).