# exceptional

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/ · frequency rank #6,571

## Definitions
1. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
2. Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
3. Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
4. Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.

## Etymology
From exception + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **exceptions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exceptional-vs-exceptions)
- **exceptionally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exceptional-vs-exceptionally)
- **exception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exception-vs-exceptional)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ecxeptional`, `excceptional`, `excepitonal`, `excepptional`, `exceptinoal`, `exceptioanl`, `exceptionall`, `exceptionla`, `exceptionnal`, `exceptoinal`, `excepttional`, `excetpional`, `excpetional`, `execptional`, `exxceptional`, `xeceptional`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exceptional