# extravagant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/ · frequency rank #17,134

## Definitions
1. Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
2. Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
3. Exorbitant
4. Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English extravagaunt, from Middle French extravagant and its etymon Medieval Latin extravagans, present participle of extravagor (“to wander beyond”), from Latin extra (“beyond”) + vagor (“to wander, stray”).

## Easily confused with
- **extravaganza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extravagant-vs-extravaganza)
- **extravagance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extravagance-vs-extravagant)

## Common misspellings (17)
`etxravagant`, `exrtavagant`, `extarvagant`, `extraavgant`, `extravaagnt`, `extravagannt`, `extravagantt`, `extravagatn`, `extravaggant`, `extravagnat`, `extravgaant`, `extravvagant`, `extrravagant`, `extrvaagant`, `exttravagant`, `exxtravagant`, `xetravagant`

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