exult
/ɪɡˈzʌlt/
"exult" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exult” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).
Corpus desk
Index EN-exult · exult · English
exult · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exult |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪɡˈzʌlt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “exult” in English
Rare enough to double-check
exult is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪɡˈzʌlt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for exult, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”). The correct English form is exult, spelled E-X-U-L-T.
Definition
- 1To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how exult appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I took a deep breath; a locomotive howled across-the darkness, Mobile-bound. So were we. I took off my shirt and exulted.
Etymology
From Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.