exile
/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/
"exile" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exile” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,042
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being banished from one's home or country.
Corpus desk
Index EN-exile · exile · English
exile · rank #9,042 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,042
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH exploitation
Nearest frequency peer: exploitation (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “exile”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- enthusiastic
enthusiastic
90,962 corpus weight
- envy
envy
90,961 corpus weight
- exile
exile
90,959 corpus weight
- exploitation
exploitation
90,958 corpus weight
- Felix
Felix
90,957 corpus weight
- futures
futures
90,956 corpus weight
What this shows “exile” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exile |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,042 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “exile”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around exile (IPA /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,042 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for exile, with forms such as "eixle", "exiel", and "exille". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "exit", "exist", "expire", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”). The correct English form is exile, spelled E-X-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- 2Someone who is banished from his home or country.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He lived in exile.
They chose exile rather than assimilation.
Etymology
From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eixle
- exiel
- exille
- exlie
- exxile
- xeile
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exile - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).