extortionate
ex·tort·ion·ate/ɛkˈstɔɹʃənət/adjective
extortionate is spelled E-X-T-O-R-T-I-O-N-A-T-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables (ex·tort·ion·ate). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, extortionate means “Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining money or other property by the use of force or threats”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extortionate?
| Letters | 12: E-X-T-O-R-T-I-O-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·tort·ion·ate |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is extortionate?
Extortionate appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce extortionate?
- UK /ɛkˈstɔːʃənət/
- UK /ɪkˈstɔːʃənət/
- US /ɛkˈstɔɹʃənət/
Extortionate has 4 syllables, split ex·tort·ion·ate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-extortionate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with extortionate?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as extortionate from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹʃənət/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of extortionate
- more extortionate comparative
- most extortionate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extortionate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining money or other property by the use of force or threats”).
- 2
Greatly exceeding what is moderate or reasonable; exorbitant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Extortionate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, related to, or typifying extortion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | extorsivo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does extortionate come from?
From extortion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).