exceptionalism
"exceptionalism" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exceptionalism” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,633
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
Corpus desk
Index EN-exceptionalism · exceptionalism · English
exceptionalism · rank #43,633 · 21 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,633
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 21 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH excavate
Nearest frequency peer: excavate (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “exceptionalism”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- equivalency
equivalency
56,372 corpus weight
- Erc
Erc
56,371 corpus weight
- essayist
essayist
56,370 corpus weight
- excavate
excavate
56,369 corpus weight
- exceptional…
exceptionalism
56,368 corpus weight
- fallback
fallback
56,365 corpus weight
What this shows “exceptionalism” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exceptionalism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #43,633 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “exceptionalism”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around exceptionalism, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,633 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for exceptionalism, with forms such as "ecxeptionalism", "excceptionalism", and "excepitonalism". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From exceptional + -ism. The correct English form is exceptionalism, spelled E-X-C-E-P-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- 2The belief that something (a nation, species etc.) is exceptional, superior, or does not conform to an established norm.
- 3A philosophy of prevention or of intervention.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exceptionalism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If Covid-19 eventually imbues human beings with some humility, it’s possible that we will, after all, be receptive to the lessons of this lethal pandemic. Or perhaps we will sink back into our culture of complacent exceptionalism and await the next plague that will surely arrive.
“This is a moment of American exceptionalism,” Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said when asked about the flight during a Tuesday news conference.
Etymology
From exceptional + -ism.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ecxeptionalism
- excceptionalism
- excepitonalism
- excepptionalism
- exceptinoalism
- exceptioanlism
- exceptionailsm
- exceptionalims
- exceptionalismm
- exceptionalissm
- exceptionallism
- exceptionalsim
- exceptionlaism
- exceptionnalism
- exceptoinalism
- excepttionalism
- excetpionalism
- excpetionalism
- execptionalism
- exxceptionalism
- xeceptionalism
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of exceptionalism - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exceptionalism", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).