exhibitionist

noun

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"exhibitionist" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“exhibitionist” is uncommon English (frequency #58,015 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,015
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.

Corpus desk

Index EN-exhibitionist · exhibitionist · English

exhibitionist · rank #58,015 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,015
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH exhaustively

Nearest frequency peer: exhaustively (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “exhibitionist”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “exhibitionist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for exhibitionist
PropertyValue
Headwordexhibitionist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#58,015
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “exhibitionist” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).exhibitionistfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “exhaustively” (#58,014), “exertions” (#58,013), “faun” (#58,018). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “exhibitionist” is #58,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exhibitionist is uncommon English at frequency #58,015 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for exhibitionist in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From exhibition + -ist. The correct English form is exhibitionist, spelled E-X-H-I-B-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.
  2. 2
    One who exposes their genitalia (or female nipples) in public.
  3. 3
    Synonym of exhibitioner (“student who is awarded an exhibition”).

Etymology

From exhibition + -ist.

Synonyms

flasher

This word in other languages

exhibicionista(Español)poseur(Français)Selbstdarsteller(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exhibitionist"?
"exhibitionist" is spelled E-X-H-I-B-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-T.
What does "exhibitionist" mean?
As a noun, "exhibitionist" means: One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.
What is the origin of the word "exhibitionist"?
From exhibition + -ist. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exhibitionist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intelligencer#58,109anticoagulant#57,856underemployed#57,798uncircumcised#57,797

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list