# extractive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪksˈtɹæktɪv/ · frequency rank #48,737

## Definitions
1. That serves to extract something
2. That withdraws natural resources by extraction
3. Able to be extracted

## Etymology
From extract + -ive.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`etxractive`, `exrtactive`, `extarctive`, `extracctive`, `extracitve`, `extractiev`, `extractivve`, `extracttive`, `extractvie`, `extratcive`, `extrcative`, `extrractive`, `exttractive`, `exxtractive`, `xetractive`

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