# exciting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,790

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of excite

## Easily confused with
- **existing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exciting-vs-existing)
- **excusing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exciting-vs-excusing)
- **editing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/editing-vs-exciting)
- **exacting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exacting-vs-exciting)
- **excepting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/excepting-vs-exciting)
- **eliciting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eliciting-vs-exciting)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ecxiting`, `excciting`, `exciitng`, `excitign`, `excitingg`, `excitinng`, `excitnig`, `excitting`, `exctiing`, `exicting`, `exxciting`, `xeciting`

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