# exhaustive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪv/ · frequency rank #19,590

## Definitions
1. Including every possible element: fully comprehensive.
2. Causing exhaustion; very tiring.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustīvus, also exhaust + -ive by surface analysis.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ehxaustive`, `exahustive`, `exhasutive`, `exhausitve`, `exhausstive`, `exhaustiev`, `exhaustivve`, `exhausttive`, `exhaustvie`, `exhautsive`, `exhhaustive`, `exhuastive`, `exxhaustive`, `xehaustive`

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