excitable

adj

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"excitable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“excitable” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,809. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,809
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Easily excited.

Corpus desk

Index EN-excitable · excitable · English

excitable · rank #39,809 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,809
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Evers

Nearest frequency peer: Evers (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “excitable”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “excitable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

excitable vs executable
80% similar
excitable vs equitable
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for excitable
PropertyValue
Headwordexcitable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,809
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “excitable”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).excitablelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Evers” (#39,808), “fanned” (#39,810), “eukaryotic” (#39,806). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “excitable” is #39,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around excitable, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,809 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for excitable, with forms such as "ecxitable", "exccitable", and "exciatble". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "executable", "equitable", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From excite + -able. The correct English form is excitable, spelled E-X-C-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Easily excited.
  2. 2
    Able to respond to external stimuli.
  3. 3
    Able to be promoted to an excited state.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how excitable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The excitable puppy jumped all over the furniture.

Etymology

From excite + -able.

This word in other languages

excitable(Español)excitable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecxitable
  • exccitable
  • exciatble
  • excitabble
  • excitabel
  • excitablle
  • excitalbe
  • excitbale
  • excitible
  • excittable
  • exctiable
  • exictable
  • exxcitable
  • xecitable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of excitable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecxitable2exccitable1exciatble2excitabble1excitabel2excitablle1excitalbe2excitbale2
Edit distance from "excitable"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "excitable"?
"excitable" is spelled E-X-C-I-T-A-B-L-E.
What does "excitable" mean?
As an adjective, "excitable" means: Easily excited.
What words are commonly confused with "excitable"?
"excitable" is commonly confused with "executable", "equitable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "excitable"?
From excite + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "excitable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

formulaic#39,820Gregorian#39,833guesswork#39,835dendritic#39,772

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

eukaryotic14 variantsflirtation14 variantsepithelium14 variantsengrossing14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list