# excessive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/ · frequency rank #5,881

## Definitions
1. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.

## Etymology
From Middle English excessive, excessif, from Old French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus, equivalent to excess + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **expensive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excessive-vs-expensive)
- **exclusive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excessive-vs-exclusive)
- **extensive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excessive-vs-extensive)
- **expressive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excessive-vs-expressive)
- **excessively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excessive-vs-excessively)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ecxessive`, `exccessive`, `excesisve`, `excesive`, `excessiev`, `excessivve`, `excessvie`, `excsesive`, `execssive`, `exxcessive`, `xecessive`

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