extroverted

/ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/

//ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd// verb

"extroverted" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“extroverted” is uncommon English (frequency #56,111 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,111
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of extrovert

Corpus desk

Index EN-extroverted · extroverted · English

extroverted · rank #56,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,111
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH fane

Nearest frequency peer: fane (+1 rank slots)

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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.

Long-tail ranks near “extroverted”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “extroverted” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for extroverted
PropertyValue
Headwordextroverted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,111
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “extroverted” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).extrovertedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “fane” (#56,112), “excusable” (#56,108), “feldspar” (#56,116). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “extroverted” is #56,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

extroverted is uncommon English at frequency #56,111 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of extrovert".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for extroverted, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: A variant spelling of extraverted. Popularized as a psychological term by Phyllis Blanchard's use of extrovert in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte", from extrovert + -ed. The correct English form is extroverted, spelled E-X-T-R-O-V-E-R-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of extrovert

Etymology

A variant spelling of extraverted. Popularized as a psychological term by Phyllis Blanchard's use of extrovert in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte", from extrovert + -ed.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extroverted"?
"extroverted" is spelled E-X-T-R-O-V-E-R-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/.
What does "extroverted" mean?
As a verb, "extroverted" means: simple past and past participle of extrovert
How do you pronounce "extroverted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extroverted" is /ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "extroverted"?
A variant spelling of extraverted. Popularized as a psychological term by Phyllis Blanchard's use of extrovert in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte", from extrovert + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list