# extraction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪkˈstɹækʃən/ · frequency rank #9,606

## Definitions
1. The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
2. Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
3. A person's origin or ancestry.
4. The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
5. The removal of a tooth from its socket.
6. The extraction yield of a brewed coffee.

## Etymology
From Old French estraction, from Medieval Latin extractio.

## Easily confused with
- **extractor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extraction-vs-extractor)
- **extractive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extraction-vs-extractive)
- **extradition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extraction-vs-extradition)
- **extinction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extinction-vs-extraction)

## Common misspellings (16)
`etxraction`, `exrtaction`, `extarction`, `extracction`, `extraciton`, `extracsion`, `extractino`, `extractionn`, `extractoin`, `extracttion`, `extratcion`, `extrcation`, `extrraction`, `exttraction`, `exxtraction`, `xetraction`

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