# executive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ · frequency rank #1,425

## Definitions
1. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
2. Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
3. Exclusive.

## Etymology
From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from Latin exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.

## Easily confused with
- **execute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/execute-vs-executive)
- **elective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elective-vs-executive)
- **execution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/execution-vs-executive)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eexcutive`, `exceutive`, `execcutive`, `exectuive`, `execuitve`, `executiev`, `executivve`, `executtive`, `executvie`, `exeuctive`, `exxecutive`, `xeecutive`

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