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Exersize vs. Exercise: What's the Difference?

Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on October 21, 2023
"Exersize" is the incorrect spelling of the word. The correct spelling is "exercise," which refers to physical or mental activity aimed at improving health or skills.

Which is correct: Exersize or Exercise

How to spell Exercise?

Exersize is Incorrect

Exercise is Correct

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Key Differences

Think of "cise" as in "precise," both words aim for accuracy.
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The middle syllable sounds like "sir," not "zer."
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Memorize "ex-er-cise" to keep track of each part of the word.
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The word ends in "ise," similar to other verbs like "utilize."
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Remember, "I exercise to be precise," linking the correct spelling with a related term.
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Exersize and Exercise Definitions

Exersize

Exersize is an incorrect spelling of exercise.
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Exercise

Exercise is physical activity aimed at enhancing health and fitness.
She does aerobic exercise every morning.
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Exercise

Mental or practical activities to develop skills or knowledge.
This math exercise is challenging.
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Exercise

Activity that requires physical or mental exertion, especially when performed to develop or maintain fitness
Walks every day for exercise.
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Exercise

A specific activity performed to develop or maintain fitness or a skill
Sit-ups and other exercises.
A piano exercise.
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Exercise

The active use or application of something
The exercise of good judgment.
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Exercise

The discharge of a duty, function, or office.
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Exercise

An activity having a specified aspect
An undertaking that was an exercise in futility.
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Exercise

A military maneuver or training activity.
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Exercise

Exercises A ceremony that includes speeches, presentations, and other activities
Graduation exercises.
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Exercise

To subject to practice or exertion in order to train, strengthen, or develop
Exercise the back muscles.
Exercise the memory.
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Exercise

To put through exercises
Exercise a platoon.
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Exercise

To make active use of; employ, apply, or exert
Exercise restraint.
Exercise control.
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Exercise

To discharge (duties, for example).
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Exercise

To carry out the functions of
Exercise the role of disciplinarian.
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Exercise

To execute the terms of (a stock option, for example).
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Exercise

To alarm, worry, or anger; upset
An injustice that exercised the whole community.
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Exercise

To engage in exercise.
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Exercise

(countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay.
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Exercise

Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
Swimming is good exercise.
I like to do my exercises every morning before breakfast.
I do crosswords for mental exercise.
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Exercise

A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights.
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Exercise

The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties.
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Exercise

(obsolete) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
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Exercise

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
To exercise troops or horses;
To exercise one's brain with a puzzle
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Exercise

(intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
I exercise at the gym every day.
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Exercise

(transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
The tenant exercised his option to renew the tenancy.
She is going to exercise her right to vote.
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Exercise

To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
Exercised with pain
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Exercise

(obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
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Exercise

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; occupation, in general; practice.
Exercise of the important function confided by the constitution to the legislature.
O we will walk this world,Yoked in all exercise of noble end.
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Exercise

Exertion for the sake of training or improvement whether physical, intellectual, or moral; practice to acquire skill, knowledge, virtue, perfectness, grace, etc.
An exercise of the eyes and memory.
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Exercise

Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to take exercise on horseback; to exercise on a treadmill or in a gym.
The wise for cure on exercise depend.
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Exercise

The performance of an office, a ceremony, or a religious duty.
Lewis refused even those of the church of England . . . the public exercise of their religion.
To draw him from his holy exercise.
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Exercise

That which is done for the sake of exercising, practicing, training, or promoting skill, health, mental, improvement, moral discipline, etc.; that which is assigned or prescribed for such ends; hence, a disquisition; a lesson; a task; as, military or naval exercises; musical exercises; an exercise in composition; arithmetic exercises.
The clumsy exercises of the European tourney.
He seems to have taken a degree, and performed public exercises in Cambridge, in 1565.
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Exercise

That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
Patience is more oft the exerciseOf saints, the trial of their fortitude.
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Exercise

To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to; to put in action habitually or constantly; to school or train; to exert repeatedly; to busy.
Herein do I Exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence.
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Exercise

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop; hence, also, to improve by practice; to discipline, and to use or to for the purpose of training; as, to exercise arms; to exercise one's self in music; to exercise troops.
About him exercised heroic gamesThe unarmed youth.
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Exercise

To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious; to affect; to discipline; as, exercised with pain.
Where pain of unextinguishable fireMust exercise us without hope of end.
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Exercise

To put in practice; to carry out in action; to perform the duties of; to use; to employ; to practice; as, to exercise authority; to exercise an office.
I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery.
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Exercise

To exercise one's self, as under military training; to drill; to take exercise; to use action or exertion; to practice gymnastics; as, to exercise for health or amusement.
I wear my trusty sword,When I do exercise.
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Exercise

The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit;
The doctor recommended regular exercise
He did some exercising
The physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
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Exercise

The act of using;
He warned against the use of narcotic drugs
Skilled in the utilization of computers
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Exercise

Systematic training by multiple repetitions;
Practice makes perfect
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Exercise

A task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding;
You must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook
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Exercise

(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches;
Academic exercises
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Exercise

Put to use;
Exert one's power or influence
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Exercise

Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions;
Practice law
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Exercise

Give a work-out to;
Some parents exercise their infants
My personal trainer works me hard
Work one's muscles
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Exercise

Do physical exercise;
She works out in the gym every day
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Exercise

Learn by repetition;
We drilled French verbs every day
Pianists practice scales
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Exercise

A planned routine or program for training.
The army began their exercise at dawn.
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Exercise

The utilization or employment of a skill or right.
She exercises her right to vote.
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Exercise

A set of questions or problems to be solved.
The homework consists of five exercises.
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FAQs

Why is it called exercise?

It derives from Latin "exercere," meaning to keep busy or to practice.
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What is the verb form of exercise?

Exercise.
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What is the pronunciation of exercise?

/ˈɛksərˌsaɪz/ in American English.
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What is the plural form of exercise?

Exercises.
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Which vowel is used before exercise?

"An," as in "an exercise."
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Is exercise a noun or adjective?

Both, depending on usage.
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Is exercise an adverb?

No.
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What is the root word of exercise?

The root is Latin "exercere."
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Which conjunction is used with exercise?

"And," as in "exercise and diet."
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What is the singular form of exercise?

Exercise.
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Is exercise an abstract noun?

No.
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Which preposition is used with exercise?

"Of," as in "exercise of authority."
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Is exercise a negative or positive word?

Generally positive.
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What is a stressed syllable in exercise?

The first syllable, "ex."
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Is exercise a countable noun?

Yes, as in "do your exercises."
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Is exercise a collective noun?

No.
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Is the exercise term a metaphor?

Not generally, but it can be used metaphorically.
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How many syllables are in exercise?

3.
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What is the opposite of exercise?

Inactivity.
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Is exercise a vowel or consonant?

Starts with a vowel (E).
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Is the word exercise imperative?

It can be, as in "Exercise regularly!"
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How do we divide exercise into syllables?

Ex-er-cise.
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What part of speech is exercise?

Noun or verb, depending on usage.
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How is exercise used in a sentence?

"I exercise daily to stay fit."
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What is another term for exercise?

Workout.
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What is the second form of exercise?

Exercised.
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Which article is used with exercise?

"An" or "the," depending on context.
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Which determiner is used with exercise?

"Some," "any," or "the," depending on context.
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What is the first form of exercise?

Exercise (as it is a regular verb).
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What is the third form of exercise?

Exercised.
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