exaltation
\ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“exaltation” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #31,954 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,954
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’élever très haut.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exaltation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #31,954 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “exaltation” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for exaltation is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #31,954 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for exaltation, with forms such as "eaxltation", "exalattion", and "exalltation". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "excitation", "évaluation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is exaltation, spelled E-X-A-L-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’élever très haut.
- 2État d’âme élevé au-dessus de son degré ordinaire, enthousiasme excessif, sorte de transport auquel on s’abandonne, sensation intense de bonheur.
- 3Élévation au dessus du commun des mortels.
- 4Élévation d’un cardinal au pontificat.
- 5Le plus haut degré de la gloire céleste, ou vie éternelle, dans la doctrine mormone.
- 6Impression pathologique de puissance et de bien-être, accompagnée de phénomènes délirants.
- 7État zodiacal particulier lorsqu’un astre se trouve dans un signe du zodiaque qui est son lieu d'"exaltation". On dit qu'il s'y trouve exalté. On dit également qu'il est maître de ce signe par exaltation. Ainsi, après son domicile, la meilleure position pour une planète est son signe d'exaltation. L’exaltation amplifie, de façon plus ou moins ordonnée et contrôlée, l'influence d'une planète, avec un brin d'extravagance dans ce qu'elle régit. Enfin, une planète occupant le signe opposé à son exaltation est dite en "chute".
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eaxltation,exalattion,exalltation,exaltaiton,exaltatino,exaltationn,exaltatoin,exaltattion,exalttaion,exalttation,exatlation,exlatation,exxaltation,xealtation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exaltation - 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.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "exaltation"?
What does "exaltation" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "exaltation"?
How do you pronounce "exaltation"?
What language does "exaltation" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “exaltation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-X-A-L-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “excitation” - see the side-by-side comparison. exaltation vs excitation
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.