Extensor
[ɛksˈtɛnzoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Extensor” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muskel, der ein Körperglied streckt
Corpus desk
Index DE-extensor · Extensor · German
Extensor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Extensor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛksˈtɛnzoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Extensor“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Extensor is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛksˈtɛnzoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Muskel, der ein Körperglied streckt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Extensor, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Extensor, spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-O-R.
Definition
- 1Muskel, der ein Körperglied streckt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Extensor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Andere Autoren meinen, die Extensoren seien weniger mit Blutgefässen versehen als die Flexoren und dieses Missverhältnis im Blutreichtum habe die raschere Atrophie der weniger genährten Muskeln zur Folge.“
„Der Extensor carpi ulnaris ist gelähmt, so daß die Hand bei der Streckung gegen Widerstand eine Radialkantung erfährt.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.