exhibitionism
"exhibitionism" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exhibitionism” is uncommon English (frequency #67,425 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,425
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.
Corpus desk
Index EN-exhibitionism · exhibitionism · English
exhibitionism · rank #67,425 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,425
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH eyeballing
Nearest frequency peer: eyeballing (+2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “exhibitionism”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Eubank
Eubank
32,581 corpus weight
- EVEL
EVEL
32,579 corpus weight
- exhibitioni…
exhibitionism
32,576 corpus weight
- eyeballing
eyeballing
32,574 corpus weight
- fabricator
fabricator
32,572 corpus weight
- facemask
facemask
32,571 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “exhibitionism” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | exhibitionism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #67,425 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “exhibitionism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
exhibitionism is uncommon English at frequency #67,425 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for exhibitionism, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From exhibition + -ism. The correct English form is exhibitionism, spelled E-X-H-I-B-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.
- 2The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public for sexual gratification.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exhibitionism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The dance consisted of sexual exhibitionism, reeling and swaying as if in a state of intoxication, erotic bodily movements, and denudation.
Yes, really. Blanchard has expanded the DSM's "paraphilia" section (where crimes such as paedophilia and exhibitionism go) to include transvestic disorder.
Etymology
From exhibition + -ism.
This word in other languages
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
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).