# extrusion

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,833

## Definitions
1. A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
2. An item formed by the process of extrusion.

## Etymology
Mid-16th century from Latin extrūdere, from ex- (“out”) + trūdere (“to thrust”).

## Easily confused with
- **extension** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extension-vs-extrusion)
- **exclusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exclusion-vs-extrusion)

## Common misspellings (14)
`etxrusion`, `exrtusion`, `extrrusion`, `extrsuion`, `extruison`, `extrusino`, `extrusionn`, `extrusoin`, `extrussion`, `extrution`, `exttrusion`, `extursion`, `exxtrusion`, `xetrusion`

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