# exploitation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #9,043

## Definitions
1. The act of utilizing something; industry.
2. The improper use of something for selfish purposes.
3. The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a right.
4. The marketing and promotion of a film.
5. A genre of media focused on lurid depictions of topical social issues such as violence, sexuality and marginalized groups.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French exploitation, from exploiter (“exploit”), from Latin explicō (“unfold, deploy”).

## Easily confused with
- **exploration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exploitation-vs-exploration)
- **exploitative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exploitation-vs-exploitative)

## Common misspellings (18)
`epxloitation`, `exlpoitation`, `expliotation`, `explloitation`, `exploiattion`, `exploitaiton`, `exploitasion`, `exploitatino`, `exploitationn`, `exploitatoin`, `exploitattion`, `exploittaion`, `exploittation`, `explotiation`, `expolitation`, `expploitation`, `exxploitation`, `xeploitation`

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