How to Say "exception" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “exception” is “excepción” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Todos los estudiantes deben asistir, sin excepción.
All students must attend, without exception.
La ley permite una excepción para casos de emergencia.
The law allows an exception for emergency cases.
Mi abuela es la excepción a la regla de que a nadie le gusta el brócoli.
My grandmother is the exception to the rule that nobody likes broccoli.
Always Feminine
Remember that 'excepción' is always a feminine word, so you must use 'la' or 'una' before it: 'la excepción' (the exception).
Gender Error
Mistake: “El excepción”
Correction: La excepción. Even though it ends in 'n', it follows the pattern of many abstract nouns ending in '-ción' being feminine.
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