extracellular

adj

"extracellular" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“extracellular” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,142
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Occurring or found outside of a cell.

Key facts for extracellular
PropertyValue
Headwordextracellular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#27,142
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “extracellular” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). extracellular lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around extracellular, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,142 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Occurring or found outside of a cell.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for extracellular, with forms such as "etxracellular", "exrtacellular", and "extarcellular". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From extra- + cellular. The correct English form is extracellular, spelled E-X-T-R-A-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Occurring or found outside of a cell.

Etymology

From extra- + cellular.

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxracellular
  • exrtacellular
  • extarcellular
  • extraccellular
  • extracellluar
  • extracellualr
  • extracellularr
  • extracellullar
  • extracellulra
  • extracelular
  • extracelullar
  • extraclelular
  • extraecllular
  • extrcaellular
  • extrracellular
  • exttracellular
  • exxtracellular
  • xetracellular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extracellular - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etxracellular2exrtacellular2extarcellular2extraccellular1extracellluar2extracellualr2extracellularr1extracellullar1
Edit distance from "extracellular"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extracellular"?
"extracellular" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R.
What does "extracellular" mean?
As an adjective, "extracellular" means: Occurring or found outside of a cell.
What are common misspellings of "extracellular"?
Common misspellings include "etxracellular", "exrtacellular", "extarcellular", "extraccellular", "extracellluar". The correct spelling is "extracellular".
What is the origin of the word "extracellular"?
From extra- + cellular. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “extracellular”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-X-T-R-A-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list