# surrealism

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/ · frequency rank #38,187

## Definitions
1. An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
2. Art with a surreal aesthetic or narrative, regardless of whether or not it is linked to the surrealist movement.

## Etymology
From French surréalisme. By surface analysis, sur- + realism or surreal + -ism.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`srurealism`, `ssurrealism`, `surealism`, `sureralism`, `surraelism`, `surreailsm`, `surrealims`, `surrealismm`, `surrealissm`, `surreallism`, `surrealsim`, `surrelaism`, `usrrealism`

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