exaltation
/ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/
"exaltation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exaltation” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,765 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #54,765
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exaltation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,765 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exaltation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for exaltation is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,765 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for exaltation, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English exaltacioun, exaltatioun, from Old French exaltacion and Latin exaltātiō (“exaltation, elevation”), from exaltō (“raise, elevate, exalt”), from ex (“from, out of”) + altus (“high”). The correct English form is exaltation, spelled E-X-A-L-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
- 2The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.
- 3That placement of a planet in the zodiac in which it is deemed to exert its strongest influence.
- 4Apotheosis; becoming a god in the highest degree of glory after death.
- 5The collective noun for larks.
- 6An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, observed as a symptom in various forms of insanity.
Etymology
From Middle English exaltacioun, exaltatioun, from Old French exaltacion and Latin exaltātiō (“exaltation, elevation”), from exaltō (“raise, elevate, exalt”), from ex (“from, out of”) + altus (“high”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is E-X-A-L-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.