extravió

[ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jo]

/[ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jo]/ verb

The verdict

“extravió” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #67,741 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#67,741
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extraviar o de extraviarse.

Key facts for extravió
PropertyValue
Headwordextravió
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,741
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “extravió” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). extravió lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for extravió is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jo]. Corpus data places it at rank #67,741 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extraviar o de extraviarse.".

No misspelling variants are generated for extravió in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is extravió, spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-I-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extraviar o de extraviarse.

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 "extravió"?
"extravió" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-V-I-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jo].
What does "extravió" mean?
As a verb, "extravió" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extraviar o de extraviarse.
How do you pronounce "extravió"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extravió" is [ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extravió" come from?
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Using “extravió”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-T-R-A-V-I-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ekst̪ɾaˈβ̞jo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list