extramural
adjective
extramural is spelled E-X-T-R-A-M-U-R-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, extramural means “Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university or prison” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extramural?
| Letters | 10: E-X-T-R-A-M-U-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 extramural?
Extramural appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 extramural?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-extramural.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of extramural
- extra-mural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extramural mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university or prison.
- 2
Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Extramural in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does extramural come from?
From Latin extramuralis, from extra (“outside”) + muralis (“of a wall”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).