# exemplar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/ · frequency rank #42,631

## Definitions
1. Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
2. Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.
3. A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
4. A well-known use of a scientific theory.
5. A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.
6. A copy of a book or piece of writing.

## Etymology
From Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum (“example”). Doublet of exemplary.

## Easily confused with
- **exemplary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exemplar-vs-exemplary)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eexmplar`, `exemlpar`, `exemmplar`, `exempalr`, `exemplarr`, `exempllar`, `exemplra`, `exempplar`, `exepmlar`, `exmeplar`, `exxemplar`, `xeemplar`

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