exultant
/ɪɡˈzʌl.tənt/adjective
exultant is spelled E-X-U-L-T-A-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, exultant means “Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in exultant?
| Letters | 8: E-X-U-L-T-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 exultant?
Exultant appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 exultant?
- /ɪɡˈzʌl.tənt/
Exultant has 3 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).
What does exultant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exultant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure:
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 exultant come from?
From Latin exsultāns, present participle of exsultō (“rejoice; boast”). See also exult.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).