# exhale

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɛksˈheɪl/ · frequency rank #25,054

## Definitions
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.).
5. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.

## Etymology
From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).

## Easily confused with
- **exile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exhale-vs-exile)
- **exalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exalt-vs-exhale)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ehxale`, `exahle`, `exhael`, `exhalle`, `exhhale`, `exhlae`, `exxhale`, `xehale`

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