exceptional vs prevalent

exceptional

adj
  • Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity. 

  • Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence. 

  • Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. 

noun
  • An exception, or something having an exceptional value 

prevalent

adj
  • Superior in frequency or dominant. 

  • Widespread or preferred. 

noun
  • A species that is prevalent in a certain area. 

How often have the words exceptional and prevalent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )