extracellular

adj

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"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
2,246
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Occurring or found outside of a cell.

Corpus desk

Index EN-extracellular · extracellular · English

extracellular · rank #27,142 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,142
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH expedite

Nearest frequency peer: expedite (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “extracellular”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “extracellular” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for extracellular
PropertyValue
Headwordextracellular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#27,142
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “extracellular”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).extracellularlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “expedite” (#27,141), “exclaimed” (#27,140), “fastball” (#27,144). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “extracellular” is #27,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around extracellular, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,142 among 2,246 “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

intracellular

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extracellular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

contentment18 variantsconservancy18 variantscomplacency18 variantsaugmentation18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list