# extreme

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪkˈstɹiːm/ · frequency rank #2,483

## Definitions
1. Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
2. In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
3. Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
4. Drastic, or of great severity.
5. Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
6. Ultimate, final or last.

## Etymology
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.

## Easily confused with
- **extremes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extreme-vs-extremes)
- **extremely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extreme-vs-extremely)

## Common misspellings (10)
`etxreme`, `exrteme`, `exterme`, `extreem`, `extremme`, `extrmee`, `extrreme`, `exttreme`, `exxtreme`, `xetreme`

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