extremo

/[eksˈt̪ɾemo]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,397

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

extremo is anSpanishadj. It means: Superlativo irregular de exterior: sumamente exterior. Pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾemo]. It ranks #2,397 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with extremos and extraño.

Key facts for extremo
PropertyValue
Headwordextremo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[eksˈt̪ɾemo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,397
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of extremo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for extremo is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksˈt̪ɾemo]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,397 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for extremo, with forms such as "etxremo", "exrtemo", and "extermo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "extremos", "extraño", "extrema", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is extremo, spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Superlativo irregular de exterior: sumamente exterior.
  2. 2
    Que está en su forma más marcada o intensa.
  3. 3
    Que, en algún respecto, raya el exceso.
  4. 4
    Que está en el punto más distante en alguna dirección.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etxremo,exrtemo,extermo,extremmo,extreom,extrmeo,extrremo,exttremo,exxtremo,xetremo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for extremo

Misspelling Variants of "extremo"

etxremo7exrtemo7extermo7extremmo8extreom7extrmeo7extrremo8exttremo8
Misspelling Variants of "extremo"

Frequency rank: #2,397 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extremo"?
"extremo" is spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈt̪ɾemo].
What does "extremo" mean?
As an adj, "extremo" means: Superlativo irregular de exterior: sumamente exterior.
What words are commonly confused with "extremo"?
"extremo" is commonly confused with "extremos", "extraño", "extrema". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extremo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extremo" is [eksˈt̪ɾemo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extremo" come from?
"extremo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.