# extraordinary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/ · frequency rank #3,879

## Definitions
1. Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
2. Remarkably good.
3. Special or supernumerary.

## Etymology
From Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”). By surface analysis, extra- + ordinary. Doublet of extraordinaire.

## Easily confused with
- **extraordinaire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extraordinaire-vs-extraordinary)
- **extraordinarily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extraordinarily-vs-extraordinary)

## Common misspellings (20)
`etxraordinary`, `exrtaordinary`, `extarordinary`, `extraodrinary`, `extraorddinary`, `extraordianry`, `extraordinarry`, `extraordinaryy`, `extraordinayr`, `extraordinnary`, `extraordinray`, `extraordniary`, `extraoridnary`, `extraorrdinary`, `extrarodinary`, `extroardinary`, `extrraordinary`, `exttraordinary`, `exxtraordinary`, `xetraordinary`

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