extases

\ɛk.stɑz\

/\ɛk.stɑz\/ noun

The verdict

“extases” is uncommon French (frequency #96,907 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,907
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de extase.

Corpus desk

Index FR-extases · extases · French

extases · rank #96,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,907
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH explicitant

Nearest frequency peer: explicitant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « extases »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « extases » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for extases
PropertyValue
Headwordextases
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛk.stɑz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,907
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « extases » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).extasestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « explicitant » (#96,906), « expirez » (#96,905), « extériorité » (#96,909). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « extases » est au #96,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

extases is uncommon French at frequency #96,907 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛk.stɑz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de extase.".

No misspelling variants are generated for extases in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is extases, spelled E-X-T-A-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de extase.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how extases appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mais les extases et les sublimations de l’amour n’ont jamais défemellisé une femme.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extases"?
"extases" is spelled E-X-T-A-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.stɑz\.
What does "extases" mean?
As a noun, "extases" means: Pluriel de extase.
How do you pronounce "extases"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extases" is \ɛk.stɑz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extases" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extases", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list