extraviar
[ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jaɾ]
The verdict
“extraviar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perder algo, dejarlo en algún lugar sin darse cuenta, que luego no se recuerda dónde está, o donde no corresponde, de modo que otros no lo encuentran.
Corpus desk
Index ES-extraviar · extraviar · Spanish
extraviar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extraviar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “extraviar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
extraviar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
extraviar has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is extraviar, spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Perder algo, dejarlo en algún lugar sin darse cuenta, que luego no se recuerda dónde está, o donde no corresponde, de modo que otros no lo encuentran.
- 2Hacer que alguien o algo pierda su camino, rumbo, dirección u orientación.
- 3Dejar la vista o la mirada en suspenso, sin fijarse o enfocarse.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.