Extremadura
/ˌɛkstɹəməˈdʊəɹə/
"extremadura" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Extremadura” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An autonomous community in western Spain. Capital: Mérida.
Corpus desk
Index EN-extremadura · Extremadura · English
Extremadura · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Extremadura |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌɛkstɹəməˈdʊəɹə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Extremadura” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Extremadura is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌɛkstɹəməˈdʊəɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An autonomous community in western Spain. Capital: Mérida.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Extremadura, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river. The correct English form is Extremadura, spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-A-D-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1An autonomous community in western Spain. Capital: Mérida.
Etymology
Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river.
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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.
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