extravaganza
/ɪkˌstɹæv.əˈɡæn.zə/noun
extravaganza is spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-A-G-A-N-Z-A: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, extravaganza means “An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of extravaganza is extravaganzas or extravaganze.
How many letters and syllables are in extravaganza?
| Letters | 12: E-X-T-R-A-V-A-G-A-N-Z-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is extravaganza?
Extravaganza appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 extravaganza?
- US /ɪkˌstɹæv.əˈɡæn.zə/
Extravaganza has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-extravaganza.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-extravaganza.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with extravaganza?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as extravaganza from its last stressed vowel (/ænzə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of extravaganza
- extravaganzas plural
- extravaganze plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extravaganza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England.
- 2
An instance of fantastical, unrestrained, lavish, or chaotic behaviour or conduct.
The bride had her heart set on a simple wedding, but her parents insisted on a three-hundred-guest extravaganza.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Extravaganza in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zauberposse, fantastische Dichtung , Spektakel, opulente Veranstaltung, spektakuläres Ereignis |
| French | extravagance |
| Spanish | extravagancia |
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 extravaganza come from?
From Italian stravaganza under influence from English extravagance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).