# exotic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ · frequency rank #8,142

## Definitions
1. Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
2. Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
3. Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
4. Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.
5. Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.
6. Denoting or relating to any animal that is not a cat or dog, requiring specialised healthcare
7. Unsual to keep or undomesticated.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (exōtikós, “foreign”, literally “from the outside”), from ἐξω- (exō-, “outside”), from ἐξ (ex, “out of”).

## Easily confused with
- **erotic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erotic-vs-exotic)
- **erotica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erotica-vs-exotic)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eoxtic`, `exoitc`, `exotci`, `exoticc`, `exottic`, `extoic`, `exxotic`, `xeotic`

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