extremo
Spanish, noun
extremo is spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-O (7 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Extremo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “extreme” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of extremar. With an accent, extremó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of extremar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tema o asunto del que algo trata”.
What does extremo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
extreme, dire
noun
- 1
masculineextreme
- 2
masculineend
noun
- 1
masculinewinger (an offensive player who plays on either side of the center)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of extremar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of extremar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Superlativo irregular de exterior: sumamente exterior. 2. Que está en su forma más marcada o intensa. 3. Que, en algún respecto, raya el exceso. 4. Que está en el punto más distante en alguna dirección.
noun: 1. Tema o asunto del que algo trata. 2. Delantero que juega sobre uno u otro lateral del campo.
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 extremo
- extrema feminine
- extremos masculine plural
- extremas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to extremo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is extremo in Spanish?
extremo appears 35 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).