extravagant

[ˈɛkstʁavaɡant]

/[ˈɛkstʁavaɡant]/ adj

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The verdict

“extravagant” is uncommon German (frequency #58,744 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,744
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von außergewöhnlichem Geschmack

Corpus desk

Index DE-extravagant · extravagant · German

extravagant · rank #58,744 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,744
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH exzellentes

Nearest frequency peer: exzellentes (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „extravagant“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „extravagant“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for extravagant
PropertyValue
Headwordextravagant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɛkstʁavaɡant]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „extravagant“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).extravagantfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „exzellentes“ (#58,745), „exotischer“ (#58,742), „exzessiven“ (#58,746). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „extravagant“ bei #58,744. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

extravagant is uncommon German at frequency #58,744 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɛkstʁavaɡant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for extravagant, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is extravagant, spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-A-G-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    von außergewöhnlichem Geschmack
  2. 2
    negativ bewertet: übertrieben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how extravagant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Dame erschien in einem extravaganten Kleid.
  2. „Das Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi ist so etwas wie der Primus unter den extravagantesten Hotels der Welt…“

Antonyms

gewöhnlich

This word in other languages

flamboyant(English)extravagant(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extravagant"?
"extravagant" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-A-G-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛkstʁavaɡant].
What does "extravagant" mean?
As an adjective, "extravagant" means: von außergewöhnlichem Geschmack
How do you pronounce "extravagant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extravagant" is [ˈɛkstʁavaɡant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extravagant" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extravagant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exzellentes#58,745Fabrikation#58,747Farbenspiel#58,753erforschten#58,733

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list