exhilarating

verb

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"exhilarating" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“exhilarating” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,746
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of exhilarate

Corpus desk

Index EN-exhilarating · exhilarating · English

exhilarating · rank #24,746 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,746
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH feline

Nearest frequency peer: feline (+3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “exhilarating”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “exhilarating” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

exhilarating vs exhilaration
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for exhilarating
PropertyValue
Headwordexhilarating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters12
Frequency rank#24,746
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “exhilarating”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).exhilaratinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “feline” (#24,749), “ethnically” (#24,742), “femininity” (#24,750). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “exhilarating” is #24,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around exhilarating, averb. Corpus frequency is #24,746 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of exhilarate".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for exhilarating, with forms such as "ehxilarating", "exhhilarating", and "exhialrating". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "exhilaration", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, exhilarate + -ing. The correct English form is exhilarating, spelled E-X-H-I-L-A-R-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of exhilarate

Etymology

By surface analysis, exhilarate + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehxilarating
  • exhhilarating
  • exhialrating
  • exhilaarting
  • exhilaraitng
  • exhilaratign
  • exhilaratingg
  • exhilaratinng
  • exhilaratnig
  • exhilaratting
  • exhilarrating
  • exhilartaing
  • exhillarating
  • exhilraating
  • exhliarating
  • exihlarating
  • exxhilarating
  • xehilarating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exhilarating - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehxilarating2exhhilarating1exhialrating2exhilaarting2exhilaraitng2exhilaratign2exhilaratingg1exhilaratinng1
Edit distance from "exhilarating"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exhilarating"?
"exhilarating" is spelled E-X-H-I-L-A-R-A-T-I-N-G.
What does "exhilarating" mean?
As a verb, "exhilarating" means: present participle and gerund of exhilarate
What words are commonly confused with "exhilarating"?
"exhilarating" is commonly confused with "exhilaration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "exhilarating"?
By surface analysis, exhilarate + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exhilarating", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list