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extra

ex·tra/ˈɛkstɹə/adjective, adverb, noun

extra is spelled E-X-T-R-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ex·tra). It appears 95 times per million words in written English, the 1,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, extra means “Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in extra?

Letters5: E-X-T-R-A
Syllables2: ex·tra
In writing95 times per million words; the 1,125th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

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).

How common is extra?

Extra appears 95 times per million words in written English, the 1,125th 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 extra?

  • /ˈɛkstɹə/

Extra has 2 syllables, split ex·tra in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-extra.ogg, En-au-extra.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-extra.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of extra

  • more extra comparative
  • most extra superlative
  • extras plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does extra mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.

    I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.

  2. 2

    datedExtraordinarily good; superior.

  3. 3

    slangOver the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.

    You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!

adverb

  1. 1

    informalTo an extraordinary degree.

    That day he ran to school extra fast.

noun

  1. 1

    Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.

  2. 2

    An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.

    Extra, extra! Read all about it!

  3. 3

    A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.

  4. 4

    A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.

  5. 5

    slangThe state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.

    Stop! I can't deal with all your extra today!

  6. 6

    Something of an extra quality or grade.

  7. 7

    A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends), as a form of punishment.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you abbreviate extra?

Wiktionary records one abbreviation of extra: xtr.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Extra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchextra- (outside, beyond), supplémentaire (beyond what is due, usual), particulièrement (to an extraordinary degree), hors-série (extra edition of a newspaper)
Germanaußer-, extra- (outside, beyond), zusätzlich (beyond what is due, usual), besonders (to an extraordinary degree)
Spanishextra- (outside, beyond), extra, exceso, adicional, extra de (beyond what is due, usual), demasiado (over-the-top)
Portugueseextra (beyond what is due, usual), extremamente (to an extraordinary degree)

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 extra come from?

Abbreviation of extraordinary.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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