surexcitation

\sy.ʁɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\sy.ʁɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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.

Key facts for surexcitation
PropertyValue
Headwordsurexcitation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sy.ʁɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « surexcitation » en français

surexcitationn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Augmentation de l’énergie vitale dans un tissu, dans un organe.
  2. 2
    État de nervosité qui porte à l’extrême les divers sentiments.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] … quel incident de voyage… quelle matière à chronique !… Et voyez jusqu’où peut aller la surexcitation cérébrale d’un reporter en quête de reportage ; […].
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "surexcitation"?
"surexcitation" is spelled S-U-R-E-X-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.ʁɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "surexcitation" mean?
As a noun, "surexcitation" means: Augmentation de l’énergie vitale dans un tissu, dans un organe.
How do you pronounce "surexcitation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surexcitation" is \sy.ʁɛk.si.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surexcitation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list