extintos
[eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪os]
The verdict
“extintos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,510 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,510
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de extinto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extintos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪os] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,510 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “extintos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
extintos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,510 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de extinto.".
Zero misspellings are on record for extintos in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is extintos, spelled E-X-T-I-N-T-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de extinto.
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 “extintos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-T-I-N-T-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪os] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.