# extant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛk.stənt/ · frequency rank #20,919

## Definitions
1. Still in existence; not having disappeared.
2. Still alive; not extinct.
3. Standing out, or above the rest.

## Etymology
First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”).

## Easily confused with
- **extent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extant-vs-extent)
- **extend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extant-vs-extend)
- **extort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extant-vs-extort)
- **extract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extant-vs-extract)
- **extinct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extant-vs-extinct)
- **exact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exact-vs-extant)
- **expat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expat-vs-extant)
- **exalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exalt-vs-extant)
- **expand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/expand-vs-extant)
- **errant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/errant-vs-extant)
- **entrant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entrant-vs-extant)

## Common misspellings (9)
`etxant`, `exatnt`, `extannt`, `extantt`, `extatn`, `extnat`, `exttant`, `exxtant`, `xetant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/extant