# exhilaration

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,908

## Definitions
1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
2. The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.

## Etymology
From exhilarate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **exhilarating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exhilarating-vs-exhilaration)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ehxilaration`, `exhhilaration`, `exhialration`, `exhilaartion`, `exhilaraiton`, `exhilarasion`, `exhilaratino`, `exhilarationn`, `exhilaratoin`, `exhilarattion`, `exhilarration`, `exhilartaion`, `exhillaration`, `exhilraation`, `exhliaration`, `exihlaration`, `exxhilaration`, `xehilaration`

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