Which to use
“extras” is a noun and “extrem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,927
- “extras” frequency rank
- #1,511
- “extrem” frequency rank
- 25438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extras | extrem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs extra | in irgend einem Maße nicht zu übertreffen; am weitesten von der Mitte oder dem Durchschnitt entfernt |
Letter map: extras vs extrem
Shared letters muted; letters that set extras and extrem apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for extras / extrem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extras is anoun and extremanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extras is recorded at frequency rank #23,927, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. extrem is at rank #1,511, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛksˈtʁeːm].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25438, this pair ranks #1,833,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extras vs extrem
Shared letters: ertx. Private to "extras": as. Private to "extrem": m.
"extras" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "extrem" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extras" and "extrem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extras" vs "extrem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "extras" and "extrem".
- Full dictionary entry for "extras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extras" and "extrem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extras vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,833,292 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.