extremely
/ɪksˈtɹimli/
"extremely" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“extremely” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,692
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To an extreme degree.
Corpus desk
Index EN-extremely · extremely · English
extremely · rank #1,692 · 14 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,692
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH ed
Nearest frequency peer: ed (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “extremely”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- correct
correct
98,312 corpus weight
- dangerous
dangerous
98,311 corpus weight
- ed
ed
98,310 corpus weight
- extremely
extremely
98,309 corpus weight
- firm
firm
98,308 corpus weight
- greatest
greatest
98,307 corpus weight
What this shows “extremely” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extremely |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ɪksˈtɹimli/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,692 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “extremely”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around extremely (IPA /ɪksˈtɹimli/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,692 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "To an extreme degree.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for extremely, with forms such as "etxremely", "exrtemely", and "extermely". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "extremes", "extremity", "extreme", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From extreme + -ly. The correct English form is extremely, spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1To an extreme degree.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how extremely appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The National Center for Health Statistics' latest data indicate that quintuplets are extremely rare, with 66 reported sets of five or more babies in 2013.
Etymology
From extreme + -ly.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- etxremely
- exrtemely
- extermely
- extreemly
- extremelly
- extremelyy
- extremeyl
- extremley
- extremmely
- extrmeely
- extrremely
- exttremely
- exxtremely
- xetremely
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extremely - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extremely", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).