extinta

[eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a]

/[eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a]/ adj

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The verdict

“extinta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,506
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de extinto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-extinta · extinta · Spanish

extinta · rank #35,506 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,506
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH exclamación

Nearest frequency peer: exclamación (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “extinta”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “extinta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

extinta vs extinto
86% similar
extinta vs extintor
75% similar
extinta vs exista
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for extinta
PropertyValue
Headwordextinta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,506
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “extinta”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.extintacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “exclamación” (#35,505), “evocar” (#35,504), “Fabiola” (#35,509). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “extinta” va en #35,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around extinta (IPA [eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,506 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de extinto.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for extinta, with forms such as "etxinta", "exitnta", and "extinat". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "extinto", "extintor", "exista", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is extinta, spelled E-X-T-I-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de extinto.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxinta
  • exitnta
  • extinat
  • extinnta
  • extintta
  • extitna
  • extnita
  • exttinta
  • exxtinta
  • xetinta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extinta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etxinta2exitnta2extinat2extinnta1extintta1extitna2extnita2exttinta1
Edit distance from "extinta"

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 "extinta"?
"extinta" is spelled E-X-T-I-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a].
What does "extinta" mean?
As an adjective, "extinta" means: Forma del femenino singular de extinto.
What words are commonly confused with "extinta"?
"extinta" is commonly confused with "extinto", "extintor", "exista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extinta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extinta" is [eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extinta" come from?
"extinta" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Fabiola#35,509enigmas#35,490engorda#35,489emitirá#35,484

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

echemos10 variantsGéminis10 variantshalladas10 variantsHollande10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list