# exemption

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/ · frequency rank #12,044

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Old French exemption, from Latin exemptiō, from eximō, equivalent to exempt + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **exertion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exemption-vs-exertion)
- **exception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exception-vs-exemption)
- **execution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/execution-vs-exemption)

## Common misspellings (14)
`eexmption`, `exemmption`, `exempiton`, `exempption`, `exempsion`, `exemptino`, `exemptionn`, `exemptoin`, `exempttion`, `exemtpion`, `exepmtion`, `exmeption`, `exxemption`, `xeemption`

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