# excited

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #1,860

## Definitions
1. Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
2. Being in a state of higher energy.
3. Having an erection; erect.
4. Sexually aroused.

## Etymology
From excite + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **existed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excited-vs-existed)
- **excused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excited-vs-excused)
- **executed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excited-vs-executed)
- **excitedly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excited-vs-excitedly)
- **edited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edited-vs-excited)
- **exceed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exceed-vs-excited)
- **excite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excite-vs-excited)
- **excise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excise-vs-excited)
- **exalted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exalted-vs-excited)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ecxited`, `exccited`, `excietd`, `excitde`, `excitedd`, `excitted`, `exctied`, `exicted`, `exxcited`, `xecited`

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