extravert
"extravert" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“extravert” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of extrovert.
Corpus desk
Index EN-extravert · extravert · English
extravert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extravert |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “extravert” in English
Rare enough to double-check
extravert is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of extrovert.".
Zero misspellings are on record for extravert in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: As a verb, from New Latin extrāvertō, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + vertō (“to turn”). As a noun and adjective, a back-formation from extraversion. Popularized in psychology by translations of German works by Carl Jung. By surface analysis, extr… The correct English form is extravert, spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of extrovert.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how extravert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An Extravert can hardly conceive the necessity which compels the Introvert to conquer the world by means of a system.
Etymology
As a verb, from New Latin extrāvertō, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + vertō (“to turn”). As a noun and adjective, a back-formation from extraversion. Popularized in psychology by translations of German works by Carl Jung. By surface analysis, extra- + -vert.
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.