# exploit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛksplɔɪt/ · frequency rank #9,177

## Definitions
1. A heroic or extraordinary deed.
2. An achievement.
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.

## Etymology
From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

## Easily confused with
- **export** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exploit-vs-export)
- **explore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exploit-vs-explore)
- **explain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/explain-vs-exploit)
- **explode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/explode-vs-exploit)
- **explicit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/explicit-vs-exploit)

## Common misspellings (10)
`epxloit`, `exlpoit`, `expliot`, `explloit`, `exploitt`, `exploti`, `expolit`, `expploit`, `exxploit`, `xeploit`

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