# enthusiasm

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/ · frequency rank #6,899

## Definitions
1. Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
2. Something in which one is keenly interested.
3. Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.

## Etymology
First attested from 1603, from Middle French enthousiasme, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”) + οὐσία (ousía, “essence”).

## Easily confused with
- **enthusiast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enthusiasm-vs-enthusiast)

## Common misspellings (15)
`enhtusiasm`, `ennthusiasm`, `enthhusiasm`, `enthsuiasm`, `enthuisasm`, `enthusaism`, `enthusiams`, `enthusiasmm`, `enthusiassm`, `enthusisam`, `enthussiasm`, `entthusiasm`, `entuhsiasm`, `etnhusiasm`, `nethusiasm`

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