extraordinate

adj

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

The verdict

“extraordinate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Synonym of extraordinary

Corpus desk

Index EN-extraordinate · extraordinate · English

extraordinate · 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 extraordinate
PropertyValue
Headwordextraordinate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “extraordinate” in English

extraordinatesits 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

extraordinate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of extraordinary".

No misspelling variants are generated for extraordinate in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is extraordinate, spelled E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of extraordinary

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how extraordinate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Whereas the Church in this place being poor from the beginning, having had to pay an extraordinate price for their lands, provisions, etc; and having a serious burthen imposed upon them by comers and goers, from most parts of the world, and in assisting traveling Elders and [their] families, while they themselves have been laboring in the vineyard of the…
  2. Ours was therefore the first city in the U.S. to make a plan official. It was a marked achievement. The man responsible for it was Alfred Bettman, a dedicated worker and man of extraordinate ability.

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 "extraordinate"?
"extraordinate" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-E.
What does "extraordinate" mean?
As an adjective, "extraordinate" means: Synonym of extraordinary
What language does "extraordinate" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list