Extravaganz
[ɛkstʁavaˈɡant͡s]
The verdict
“Extravaganz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - außergewöhnliche und meist übertriebene Sache oder Handlung
Corpus desk
Index DE-extravaganz · Extravaganz · German
Extravaganz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Extravaganz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛkstʁavaˈɡant͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Extravaganz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Extravaganz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛkstʁavaˈɡant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Extravaganz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Extravaganz, spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-A-G-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1außergewöhnliche und meist übertriebene Sache oder Handlung
- 2außergewöhnliches, ausgefallenes Aussehen/Wesen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Extravaganz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der König wollte sich vor dem in Belgien weitverbreiteten Bewußtsein schützen, daß für ein kleines Land eine Kolonie eine kostspielige Extravaganz darstellte.“
„Wir konnten uns solche Extravaganzen nicht leisten.“
This word in other languages
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.