extrajudicial

adj

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

The verdict

“extrajudicial” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,148
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Out of or beyond the power or authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction.

Key facts for extrajudicial
PropertyValue
Headwordextrajudicial
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#43,148
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “extrajudicial” 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). extrajudicial 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 19 spelling variants around extrajudicial, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,148 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for extrajudicial, with forms such as "etxrajudicial", "exrtajudicial", and "extarjudicial". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From extra- + judicial. The correct English form is extrajudicial, spelled E-X-T-R-A-J-U-D-I-C-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Out of or beyond the power or authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction.
  2. 2
    Carried out without legal authority.

Etymology

From extra- + judicial.

This word in other languages

extrajudicial(Español)extrajudiciaire(Français)außergerichtlich(Deutsch)extrajudicial(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxrajudicial
  • exrtajudicial
  • extarjudicial
  • extrajduicial
  • extrajjudicial
  • extrajudciial
  • extrajuddicial
  • extrajudicail
  • extrajudiccial
  • extrajudiciall
  • extrajudicila
  • extrajudiical
  • extrajuidcial
  • extraujdicial
  • extrjaudicial
  • extrrajudicial
  • exttrajudicial
  • exxtrajudicial
  • xetrajudicial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etxrajudicial2exrtajudicial2extarjudicial2extrajduicial2extrajjudicial1extrajudciial2extrajuddicial1extrajudicail2
Edit distance from "extrajudicial"

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 "extrajudicial"?
"extrajudicial" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-J-U-D-I-C-I-A-L.
What does "extrajudicial" mean?
As an adjective, "extrajudicial" means: Out of or beyond the power or authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction.
What are common misspellings of "extrajudicial"?
Common misspellings include "etxrajudicial", "exrtajudicial", "extarjudicial", "extrajduicial", "extrajjudicial". The correct spelling is "extrajudicial".
What is the origin of the word "extrajudicial"?
From extra- + judicial. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “extrajudicial”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is E-X-T-R-A-J-U-D-I-C-I-A-L - 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list