extramural
"extramural" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“extramural” is uncommon English (frequency #95,957 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,957
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university or prison.
Corpus desk
Index EN-extramural · extramural · English
extramural · rank #95,957 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,957
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,836
- PHOTO-FINISH execrable
Nearest frequency peer: execrable (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “extramural”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- exactness
exactness
4,048 corpus weight
- exciter
exciter
4,047 corpus weight
- execrable
execrable
4,046 corpus weight
- extramural
extramural
4,044 corpus weight
- fantasise
fantasise
4,042 corpus weight
- Farlow
Farlow
4,041 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “extramural” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extramural |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #95,957 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “extramural” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
extramural is uncommon English at frequency #95,957 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for extramural, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin extramuralis, from extra (“outside”) + muralis (“of a wall”). The correct English form is extramural, spelled E-X-T-R-A-M-U-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university or prison.
- 2Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution.
Etymology
From Latin extramuralis, from extra (“outside”) + muralis (“of a wall”).
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.