# exhaustion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/ · frequency rank #15,163

## Definitions
1. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
2. Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
3. The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
4. The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
5. An exhaustive procedure

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustiō, from exhauriō. Surface analysis: exhaust + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **exhaustive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exhaustion-vs-exhaustive)
- **exhausting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exhausting-vs-exhaustion)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ehxaustion`, `exahustion`, `exhasution`, `exhausiton`, `exhaussion`, `exhausstion`, `exhaustino`, `exhaustionn`, `exhaustoin`, `exhausttion`, `exhautsion`, `exhhaustion`, `exhuastion`, `exxhaustion`, `xehaustion`

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