# exempt

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ · frequency rank #9,889

## Definitions
1. Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
2. Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.
3. Cut off; set apart.
4. Extraordinary; exceptional.

## Etymology
From Middle French exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

## Easily confused with
- **exert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exempt-vs-exert)
- **except** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/except-vs-exempt)
- **excerpt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excerpt-vs-exempt)

## Common misspellings (9)
`eexmpt`, `exemmpt`, `exemppt`, `exemptt`, `exemtp`, `exepmt`, `exmept`, `exxempt`, `xeempt`

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