extramarriage

noun

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

The verdict

“extramarriage” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marriage outside one’s own social group; exogamy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-extramarriage · extramarriage · English

extramarriage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for extramarriage
PropertyValue
Headwordextramarriage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “extramarriage” in English

extramarriagesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

extramarriage is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marriage outside one’s own social group; exogamy.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for extramarriage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From extra- + marriage. The correct English form is extramarriage, spelled E-X-T-R-A-M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marriage outside one’s own social group; exogamy.

Etymology

From extra- + marriage.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extramarriage"?
"extramarriage" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E.
What does "extramarriage" mean?
As a noun, "extramarriage" means: Marriage outside one’s own social group; exogamy.
What is the origin of the word "extramarriage"?
From extra- + marriage. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list