# excrement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛkskɹəmənt/ · frequency rank #35,712

## Definitions
1. Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
2. Any waste matter excreted from the human or non-human animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin excrēmentum, from excernō (“to excrete”).

## Easily confused with
- **excitement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excitement-vs-excrement)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ecxrement`, `exccrement`, `excerment`, `excreemnt`, `excremennt`, `excrementt`, `excremetn`, `excremment`, `excremnet`, `excrmeent`, `excrrement`, `exrcement`, `exxcrement`, `xecrement`

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