# exe

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #34,482

## Definitions
1. A Windows executable file.

## Etymology
Clipping of executable.

## Easily confused with
- **ey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-ey)
- **ez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-ez)
- **eye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-eye)
- **eyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-eyes)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-exit)
- **eyed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-eyed)
- **expo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-expo)
- **exec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-exec)
- **eyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-eyre)
- **exes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-exes)
- **exon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-exon)
- **exile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-exile)
- **exert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-exert)
- **expel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exe-vs-expel)
- **e** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/e-vs-exe)
- **ex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ex-vs-exe)
- **ed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ed-vs-exe)
- **et** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/et-vs-exe)
- **EU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eu-vs-exe)
- **em** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/em-vs-exe)

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