How do you spell Exhilarate?
Correct spelling
exhilarate
EX + HILAR + ATE. HILAR (cheerful) is in the middle.
Why is exhilarate spelled this way?
The silent H after EX comes from Latin exhilarare, to make cheerful. The H was pronounced in Latin but has become silent in English.
Common misspellings of exhilarate
exhilerateexhilorateexhilerateexhilirate
Example
The roller coaster ride was exhilarating.