excited
/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/adjective, verb
excited is spelled E-X-C-I-T-E-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 55 times per million words in written English, the 1,865th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, excited means “Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in excited?
| Letters | 7: E-X-C-I-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 55 times per million words; the 1,865th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is excited?
Excited appears 55 times per million words in written English, the 1,865th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce excited?
- /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/
Excited has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-excited.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of excited
- more excited comparative
- most excited superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does excited mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
He was very excited about his promotion.
- 2
Being in a state of higher energy.
The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.
- 3
Having an erection; erect.
- 4
Sexually aroused.
When you lick my neck like that, I get really excited, baby!
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of excite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Excited in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | excité, enthousiasmé |
| German | erregt, aufgeregt , angeregt |
| Portuguese | entusiasmado, empolgado, animado , excitado |
| Spanish | entusiasmado, emocionado , excitado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does excited come from?
From excite + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).