extrovert
/ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹt/noun, adjective, verb
extrovert is spelled E-X-T-R-O-V-E-R-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, extrovert means “An extroverted person: one who is outgoing, sociable, and concerned with outer affairs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of extrovert is extroverts.
How many letters and syllables are in extrovert?
| Letters | 9: E-X-T-R-O-V-E-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is extrovert?
Extrovert appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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).
How do you pronounce extrovert?
- UK /ˈɛkstɹəvəːt/
- US /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹt/
As a verb (“To turn or thrust outwards”): /ˈɛkstɹəvəːt/, /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹt/, /ɛkstɹəʊˈvəːt/.
Extrovert has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-extrovert.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of extrovert
- extroverts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- extravert
- more extrovert comparative
- most extrovert superlative
- extroverting participle, present
- extroverted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extrovert mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn extroverted person: one who is outgoing, sociable, and concerned with outer affairs.
verb
- 1
To turn or thrust outwards.
adjective
- 1
informalAlternative form of extroverted: outgoing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Extrovert in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who is outgoing, sociable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | extraverti, extroverti |
| Portuguese | extrovertido |
| Spanish | extravertido, extrovertido |
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 extrovert come from?
Alteration of earlier extravert (by influence of introvert), from German Extravert, popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte". By surface analysis, extro- + -vert.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).