Which to use
“extremely” is an adverb and “extremes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,692
- “extremely” frequency rank
- #15,609
- “extremes” frequency rank
- 17301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extremely | extremes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To an extreme degree. | plural of extreme |
Where the eye mixes extremely and extremes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extremely vs extremes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extremely is /ɪksˈtɹimli/ while extremes is /ɪkˈstɹiːmz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extremely is recorded at frequency rank #1,692, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɪksˈtɹimli/. extremes is at rank #15,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪkˈstɹiːmz/.
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 17301, this pair ranks #452,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extremely vs extremes
Shared letters: emrtx. Private to "extremely": ly. Private to "extremes": s.
"extremely" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "extremes" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extremely" for "extremes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "extremely" or "extremes"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "extremely" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extremes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #452,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extremely" and "extremes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extremes vs extremism". 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 #452,332 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.