extremal
adjective, noun
extremal is spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-A-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, extremal means “Relating to extrema (maximal or minimal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extremal?
| Letters | 8: E-X-T-R-E-M-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is extremal?
Extremal appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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).
Forms of extremal
- extremals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extremal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to extrema (maximal or minimal).
noun
- 1
Any solution to a variety of equations in the calculus of variations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Extremal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | extremal |
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 extremal come from?
From extreme + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).