Excitment or excitement?
Did you mean excitement? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: excitement. Misspelling: excitment.
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Memory tip
Excite + ment: keep the E of excite.
Why people write “excitment”
The misspelling “excitment” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make excitement automatic.
Other misspellings of “excitement”
People also write “exitement”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“exitement”
Correct spelling: excitement. Misspelling: exitement.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “exitement” is only one letter off: it leaves out the C.
What does “excitement” mean?
excitement noun
- the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
“he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed”
Synonyms:exhilaration
- the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
“his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled”
Synonyms:excitationinflammationfervorfervour
- something that agitates and arouses
“he looked forward to the excitements of the day”
Synonyms:excitation
- disturbance usually in protest
Synonyms:agitationturmoilupheavalhullabaloo
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Excitement” in a sentence
- The excitement in the stadium was electric.
- He could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed.
- His face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled.
- He looked forward to the excitements of the day.
Is “excitement” a playable word?
21 points in Scrabble · 24 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“excitment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from EXCITEMENT.