# Exeter

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛksɪtɚ/ · frequency rank #14,529

## Definitions
1. A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England.
2. A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
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22. Ellipsis of Exeter College, Oxford.

## Etymology
From Middle English Excestre, from Old English Exanceaster: Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.

## Easily confused with
- **enter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enter-vs-exeter)
- **eater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eater-vs-exeter)
- **ester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ester-vs-exeter)
- **Easter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easter-vs-exeter)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eexter`, `exeetr`, `exeterr`, `exetre`, `exetter`, `exteer`, `exxeter`, `xeeter`

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