surexcitation
\sy.ʁɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“surexcitation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Augmentation de l’énergie vitale dans un tissu, dans un organe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-surexcitation · surexcitation · French
surexcitation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | surexcitation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sy.ʁɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « surexcitation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
surexcitation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sy.ʁɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for surexcitation, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is surexcitation, spelled S-U-R-E-X-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Augmentation de l’énergie vitale dans un tissu, dans un organe.
- 2État de nervosité qui porte à l’extrême les divers sentiments.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how surexcitation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] … quel incident de voyage… quelle matière à chronique !… Et voyez jusqu’où peut aller la surexcitation cérébrale d’un reporter en quête de reportage ; […].
Quelle qu’ait été l’importance pratique de la surexcitation populaire, il est indéniable que le gouvernement des États-Unis a agi avec vigueur, avec science et intelligence en face de cette invasion tout à fait inattendue.
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.