exploit
/ˈɛksplɔɪt/noun, verb
exploit is spelled E-X-P-L-O-I-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exploit means “A heroic or extraordinary deed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exploit is exploits.
How many letters and syllables are in exploit?
| Letters | 7: E-X-P-L-O-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is exploit?
Exploit appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 exploit?
- /ˈɛksplɔɪt/
As a verb (“To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's…”): /ɪksˈplɔɪt/.
Exploit has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-exploit_(noun).wav, En-us-exploit.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of exploit
- exploits plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- exploiting participle, present
- exploited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exploit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
- 2
An achievement.
The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.
- 3
A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.
- 4
An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.
verb
- 1
To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way
- 2
To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.
Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exploit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exploit , exploiter |
| German | Heldentat , ausnutzen, ausbeuten , Exploit |
| Portuguese | façanha, proeza , explorar, explotar , exploit |
| Spanish | hazaña, proeza, gesta, heroicidad, hombrada, empresa |
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 exploit come from?
From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).