Exitement or excitement?
Did you mean excitement? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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exitement
Correct
excitement
Correct spelling: excitement. Misspelling: exitement.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Excite + ment: keep the E of excite.
Why people write “exitement”
The misspelling “exitement” is only one letter off: it leaves out the C.
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.
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
“exitement” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from EXCITEMENT.