extinguir
[ekst̪ĩŋˈgiɾ]
The verdict
“extinguir” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #33,121 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #33,121
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acabar con algo de forma que cese gradualmente, que desaparezca de a poco.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extinguir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ekst̪ĩŋˈgiɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #33,121 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “extinguir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for extinguir is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekst̪ĩŋˈgiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,121 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for extinguir, with forms such as "etxinguir", "exitnguir", and "extignuir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "extinguirse", "extingue", "extinguió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is extinguir, spelled E-X-T-I-N-G-U-I-R.
Definition
- 1Acabar con algo de forma que cese gradualmente, que desaparezca de a poco.
- 2Apagar lo que arde o brilla: el fuego, la luz, la llama.
- 3Acabar con la vigencia de una obligación o plazo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etxinguir,exitnguir,extignuir,extingguir,extingiur,extinguirr,extinguri,extinnguir,extinugir,extniguir,exttinguir,exxtinguir,xetinguir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extinguir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “extinguir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-T-I-N-G-U-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekst̪ĩŋˈgiɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “extinguirse” - see the side-by-side comparison. extinguir vs extinguirse
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.