exemption
/ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/noun
exemption is spelled E-X-E-M-P-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exemption means “An act of exempting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exemption is exemptions.
How many letters and syllables are in exemption?
| Letters | 9: E-X-E-M-P-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is exemption?
Exemption appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce exemption?
- /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/
Exemption has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-exemption.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exemption
- exemptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exemption mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of exempting.
- 2
The state of being exempt; immunity.
- 3
A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
- 4
Freedom from a defect or weakness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exemption in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exemption |
| German | Befreiung, Freistellung, Ausnahme(regelung), Ausnahmebestimmung |
| Portuguese | isenção , imunidade |
| Spanish | exención, eximición |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does exemption come from?
From Old French exemption, from Latin exemptiō, from eximō, equivalent to exempt + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).