Which to use
“exalt” and “exalted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,049
- “exalt” frequency rank
- #23,828
- “exalted” frequency rank
- 70877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exalt | exalted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship. | simple past and past participle of exalt |
Where the eye mixes exalt and exalted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exalt runs 5 letters (VCVCC) against exalted's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between exalt and exalted
A purely visual mix-up. exalt (/ɪɡˈzɒlt/) and exalted (/ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “exalt” sits inside “exalted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exalt is recorded at frequency rank #47,049, classified as averb, pronounced /ɪɡˈzɒlt/. exalted is at rank #23,828, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70877, this pair ranks #48,878 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exalt vs exalted
Shared letters: aeltx. Private to "exalt": -. Private to "exalted": d.
"exalt" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "exalted" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exalt" and "exalted" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exalt" vs "exalted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exalt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exalted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,878 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exalt" and "exalted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eval vs exalt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #48,878 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.