exaltation

\ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“exaltation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,954
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’élever très haut.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exaltation · exaltation · French

exaltation · rank #31,954 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,954
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH explicatif

Nearest frequency peer: explicatif (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « exaltation »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « exaltation » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

exaltation vs excitation
80% similar
exaltation vs évaluation
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for exaltation
PropertyValue
Headwordexaltation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,954
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « exaltation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.exaltationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « explicatif » (#31,955), « EnR » (#31,952), « exégèse » (#31,956). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « exaltation » est au #31,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around exaltation (IPA \ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,954 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Action d’élever très haut.
  2. 2
    État d’âme élevé au-dessus de son degré ordinaire, enthousiasme excessif, sorte de transport auquel on s’abandonne, sensation intense de bonheur.
  3. 3
    Élévation au dessus du commun des mortels.
  4. 4
    Élévation d’un cardinal au pontificat.
  5. 5
    Le plus haut degré de la gloire céleste, ou vie éternelle, dans la doctrine mormone.
  6. 6
    Impression pathologique de puissance et de bien-être, accompagnée de phénomènes délirants.
  7. 7
    État 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".

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how exaltation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’exaltation de la sainte Croix.
  2. Dans beaucoup de lettres que je reçois, de paroles que j’entends, de journaux que je lis, c’est l’exaltation qui domine : mauvais symptôme à mes yeux ; l’exaltation est un état exceptionnel qui doit subir la réaction d’un immense découragement.

This word in other languages

exaltation(English)

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.

eaxltation2exalattion2exalltation1exaltaiton2exaltatino2exaltationn1exaltatoin2exaltattion1
Edit distance from "exaltation"

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"?
"exaltation" is spelled E-X-A-L-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "exaltation" mean?
As a noun, "exaltation" means: Action d’élever très haut.
What words are commonly confused with "exaltation"?
"exaltation" is commonly confused with "excitation", "évaluation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exaltation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exaltation" is \ɛ.ɡzal.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exaltation" come from?
"exaltation" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exaltation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

explicatif#31,955empiriques#31,948framboises#31,966désertique#31,941

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

frictions14 variantsdynasties14 variantsdisséminés14 variantsdispersée14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list