extra
Spanish, noun/ˈeɡstɾa/
extra is spelled E-X-T-R-A (5 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,709th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Extra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “extra (in a film)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Actor que no tiene gran importancia en la pantalla, solo aparece de fondo y no pronuncia ningún diálogo”.
What does extra mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineadditional, extra
- 2
femininemasculinesuperior
- 3
femininemasculineextraordinary
noun
- 1
femininemasculineextra (in a film)
prefix
- 1
extra-
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Actor que no tiene gran importancia en la pantalla, solo aparece de fondo y no pronuncia ningún diálogo. 2. Algo que es adicional o lo esperado, o a lo normal o común.
adjective: 1. Se díce de lo que es mayor o adicional o que va más alla de lo común, de lo esperado.
prefix: 1. Significa "fuera de" lo indicado por la base derivativa. 2. Significa "en extremo, sumamente".
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of extra
- extras feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce extra?
- /ˈeɡstɾa/
- [ˈeɣ̞s.t̪ɾa]
- [ˈekst̪ɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to extra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is extra in Spanish?
extra appears 31 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).