# extreme vs extremes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### extreme
*adjective · IPA /ɪkˈstɹiːm/ · frequency rank #2,483*
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.

### extremes
*noun · IPA /ɪkˈstɹiːmz/ · frequency rank #15,609*
plural of extreme

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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