extroversion
"extroversion" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“extroversion” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert
Corpus desk
Index EN-extroversion · extroversion · English
extroversion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | extroversion |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “extroversion” in English
Rare enough to double-check
extroversion is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for extroversion in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From extro- + -version. As a variant of extraversion, popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's use of the (then nonstandard) spelling extrovert in her publication "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte" (1918). The correct English form is extroversion, spelled E-X-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert
- 2The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert
- 3The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how extroversion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
in mystical Divinity... a scattering or distracting ones thoughts upon exterior objects.
The turning of the eye of the mind from [Christ] to outward things [mystics] call Extroversion.
Etymology
From extro- + -version. As a variant of extraversion, popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's use of the (then nonstandard) spelling extrovert in her publication "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte" (1918).
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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.