exorbitant
/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/
"exorbitant" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exorbitant” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #28,539 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #28,539
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exorbitant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #28,539 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exorbitant” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for exorbitant is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,539 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for exorbitant, with forms such as "eoxrbitant", "exobritant", and "exorbbitant". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English exorbitant, through Old French from Late Latin exorbitāns, present active participle of exorbitō (“to go out of the track”), from ex (“out”) + orbita (“wheel-track”); see orbit. Compare French exorbitant. The correct English form is exorbitant, spelled E-X-O-R-B-I-T-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
Etymology
From Middle English exorbitant, through Old French from Late Latin exorbitāns, present active participle of exorbitō (“to go out of the track”), from ex (“out”) + orbita (“wheel-track”); see orbit. Compare French exorbitant.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eoxrbitant,exobritant,exorbbitant,exorbiatnt,exorbitannt,exorbitantt,exorbitatn,exorbitnat,exorbittant,exorbtiant,exoribtant,exorrbitant,exrobitant,exxorbitant,xeorbitant
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exorbitant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “exorbitant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-X-O-R-B-I-T-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.