# extrapolate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/ · frequency rank #43,149

## Definitions
1. To infer by extending known information.
2. To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones

## Etymology
From extra- + (inter)polate.

## Common misspellings (16)
`etxrapolate`, `exrtapolate`, `extarpolate`, `extraoplate`, `extraploate`, `extrapoalte`, `extrapolaet`, `extrapolatte`, `extrapollate`, `extrapoltae`, `extrappolate`, `extrpaolate`, `extrrapolate`, `exttrapolate`, `exxtrapolate`, `xetrapolate`

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