# existentialism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪzəm/ · frequency rank #47,612

## Definitions
1. A 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices.
2. The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French existentialisme.

## Common misspellings (21)
`eixstentialism`, `exisetntialism`, `exisstentialism`, `existenitalism`, `existenntialism`, `existentailism`, `existentiailsm`, `existentialims`, `existentialismm`, `existentialissm`, `existentiallism`, `existentialsim`, `existentilaism`, `existenttialism`, `existetnialism`, `existnetialism`, `existtentialism`, `exitsentialism`, `exsitentialism`, `exxistentialism`, `xeistentialism`

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