# exaggeration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #19,589

## Definitions
1. The act of heaping or piling up.
2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
3. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

## Etymology
From Latin exaggerātiō.

## Easily confused with
- **exasperation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exaggeration-vs-exasperation)
- **exaggerating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exaggerating-vs-exaggeration)

## Common misspellings (16)
`eaxggeration`, `exagegration`, `exageration`, `exaggeartion`, `exaggeraiton`, `exaggerasion`, `exaggeratino`, `exaggerationn`, `exaggeratoin`, `exaggerattion`, `exaggerration`, `exaggertaion`, `exaggreation`, `exgageration`, `exxaggeration`, `xeaggeration`

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