# excruciating

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɛkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,782

## Definitions
1. Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
2. Exceedingly intense; extreme

## Etymology
Present participle of excruciate, from Latin excruciō, from ex- + cruciō (“I torment”).

## Common misspellings (18)
`ecxruciating`, `exccruciating`, `excrcuiating`, `excrruciating`, `excrucaiting`, `excrucciating`, `excruciaitng`, `excruciatign`, `excruciatingg`, `excruciatinng`, `excruciatnig`, `excruciatting`, `excrucitaing`, `excruicating`, `excurciating`, `exrcuciating`, `exxcruciating`, `xecruciating`

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