extrude
/ɪkˈstɹuːd
"extrude" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“extrude” is uncommon English (frequency #97,011 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,011
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To push or thrust out.
Corpus desk
Index EN-extrude · extrude · English
extrude · rank #97,011 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,011
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH extragalactic
Nearest frequency peer: extragalactic (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “extrude”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- explicable
explicable
2,992 corpus weight
- extragalact…
extragalactic
2,991 corpus weight
- extrude
extrude
2,990 corpus weight
- Fabs
Fabs
2,988 corpus weight
- faff
faff
2,987 corpus weight
- fagot
fagot
2,986 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “extrude” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extrude |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪkˈstɹuːd |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,011 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “extrude” in English
Rare enough to double-check
extrude is uncommon English at frequency #97,011 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪkˈstɹuːd. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for extrude, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin extrūdere. The correct English form is extrude, spelled E-X-T-R-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1To push or thrust out.
- 2To form or shape (a metal, plastic etc.) by forcing it through a die or an opening.
- 3To expel; to drive off.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how extrude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is theorized that when the surface velocity is below certain minimum values the material at the interface between workpieces WP-1 and WP-2 rolls up and extrudes from the interface in the form of long twisted cylindrical projections which are sometimes referred to as "dingle-berries."
Fire salamanders, which are common on forested hillsides in southern and central Europe, extrude secretions onto their skin containing a neurotoxic alkaloid, Samandarin, when they think they are under attack.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin extrūdere.
This word in other languages
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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