# exceptionalism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,633

## Definitions
1. The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
2. The belief that something (a nation, species etc.) is exceptional, superior, or does not conform to an established norm.
3. A philosophy of prevention or of intervention.

## Etymology
From exceptional + -ism.

## Common misspellings (21)
`ecxeptionalism`, `excceptionalism`, `excepitonalism`, `excepptionalism`, `exceptinoalism`, `exceptioanlism`, `exceptionailsm`, `exceptionalims`, `exceptionalismm`, `exceptionalissm`, `exceptionallism`, `exceptionalsim`, `exceptionlaism`, `exceptionnalism`, `exceptoinalism`, `excepttionalism`, `excetpionalism`, `excpetionalism`, `execptionalism`, `exxceptionalism`, `xeceptionalism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exceptionalism