# excusing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #44,192

## Definitions
1. The act of making an excuse.

## Easily confused with
- **exposing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excusing-vs-exposing)
- **exciting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exciting-vs-excusing)
- **excluding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excluding-vs-excusing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ecxusing`, `exccusing`, `excsuing`, `excuisng`, `excusign`, `excusingg`, `excusinng`, `excusnig`, `excussing`, `exucsing`, `exxcusing`, `xecusing`

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