extractive
/ɪksˈtɹæktɪv/adjective, noun
extractive is spelled E-X-T-R-A-C-T-I-V-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, extractive means “That serves to extract something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extractive?
| Letters | 10: E-X-T-R-A-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none 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 extractive?
Extractive appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 extractive?
- /ɪksˈtɹæktɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-extractive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of extractive
- more extractive comparative
- most extractive superlative
- extractives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extractive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That serves to extract something
- 2
That withdraws natural resources by extraction
- 3
Able to be extracted
noun
- 1
Something that may be extracted
- 2
The substance left behind after something has been extracted
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does extractive come from?
From extract + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).