extenuante

[ekst̪eˈnwãn̪t̪e]

/[ekst̪eˈnwãn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“extenuante” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,034 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,034
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que causa debilidad, cansancio o escasez; que extenúa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-extenuante · extenuante · Spanish

extenuante · rank #60,034 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,034
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH expropiadas

Nearest frequency peer: expropiadas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “extenuante”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “extenuante” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for extenuante
PropertyValue
Headwordextenuante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ekst̪eˈnwãn̪t̪e]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,034
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “extenuante” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.extenuantecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “expropiadas” (#60,033), “exuberancia” (#60,035), “exportadoras” (#60,032). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “extenuante” va en #60,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

extenuante is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,034 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ekst̪eˈnwãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que causa debilidad, cansancio o escasez; que extenúa.".

extenuante doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is extenuante, spelled E-X-T-E-N-U-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que causa debilidad, cansancio o escasez; que extenúa.

Synonyms

agotadorextenuativo

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extenuante"?
"extenuante" is spelled E-X-T-E-N-U-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ekst̪eˈnwãn̪t̪e].
What does "extenuante" mean?
As an adjective, "extenuante" means: Que causa debilidad, cansancio o escasez; que extenúa.
How do you pronounce "extenuante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extenuante" is [ekst̪eˈnwãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extenuante" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extenuante", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exonerados#60,029flanqueado#60,043estresados#60,020esculpidos#60,013

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list