extinga

[eksˈt̪ĩŋga]

/[eksˈt̪ĩŋga]/ verb

The verdict

“extinga” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,155 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,155
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de extinguir o de extinguirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-extinga · extinga · Spanish

extinga · rank #66,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,155
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH exhaustivas

Nearest frequency peer: exhaustivas (-2 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 “extinga”

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 “extinga” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for extinga
PropertyValue
Headwordextinga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksˈt̪ĩŋga]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “extinga” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).extingacae 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: “exhaustivas” (#66,153), “examinen” (#66,152), “facilitadas” (#66,158). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “extinga” va en #66,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

extinga is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,155 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eksˈt̪ĩŋga]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for extinga, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is extinga, spelled E-X-T-I-N-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de extinguir o de extinguirse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de extinguir o de extinguirse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de extinguir o del imperativo negativo de extinguirse.

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 "extinga"?
"extinga" is spelled E-X-T-I-N-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈt̪ĩŋga].
What does "extinga" mean?
As a verb, "extinga" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de extinguir o de extinguirse.
How do you pronounce "extinga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extinga" is [eksˈt̪ĩŋga]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extinga" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list