exhilarating
adjective, verb
exhilarating is spelled E-X-H-I-L-A-R-A-T-I-N-G: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, exhilarating means “Refreshingly thrilling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in exhilarating?
| Letters | 12: E-X-H-I-L-A-R-A-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is exhilarating?
Exhilarating appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce exhilarating?
Exhilarating has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of exhilarating
- more exhilarating comparative
- most exhilarating superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exhilarating mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Refreshingly thrilling.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of exhilarate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exhilarating in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense refreshingly thrilling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grisant, jubilatoire |
| German | berauschend, aufregend |
| Portuguese | emocionante |
| Spanish | excitante, exhilarante, estimulante, tonificante, vivificante, entusiasmante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does exhilarating come from?
By surface analysis, exhilarate + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).