# extrinsic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ · frequency rank #45,916

## Definitions
1. External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
2. Not belonging to something; outside.

## Etymology
From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus (“from without, without, on the outside”), from *extrim, an assumed adverbial form of exter (“outer, outward”) + secus (“by, on the side”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`etxrinsic`, `exrtinsic`, `extirnsic`, `extrinisc`, `extrinnsic`, `extrinsci`, `extrinsicc`, `extrinssic`, `extrisnic`, `extrnisic`, `extrrinsic`, `exttrinsic`, `exxtrinsic`, `xetrinsic`

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