exhale
ex·hale/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/verb, noun
exhale is spelled E-X-H-A-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ex·hale). It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, exhale means “To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in exhale?
| Letters | 6: E-X-H-A-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ex·hale |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is exhale?
Exhale appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 exhale?
- /ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/
- [ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l]
- /ɪɡˈzeɪ̯l/
Exhale has 2 syllables, split ex·hale in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-exhale.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exhale
- exhales present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- exhaling participle, present
- exhaled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exhale mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
- 2
To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
- 3
To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
- 4
To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.
- 5
To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.
The sun exhales the moisture of the earth.
noun
- 1
An exhalation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exhale in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to breathe out:
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 exhale come from?
From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).