Exodus
/ˈɛksədəs/
"exodus" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Exodus” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #11,376 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #11,376
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Exodus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛksədəs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Exodus” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Exodus is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɛksədəs/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,376 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Exodus, with forms such as "eoxdus", "exdous", and "exoddus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos), from ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”). The correct English form is Exodus, spelled E-X-O-D-U-S.
Definition
- 1The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
- 2The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.
Etymology
From Latin Exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos), from ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”).
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eoxdus,exdous,exoddus,exodsu,exoduss,exouds,exxodus,xeodus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Exodus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Exodus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-X-O-D-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɛksədəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.