extinction

\ɛk.stɛ̃k.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛk.stɛ̃k.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“extinction” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,851
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’éteindre ou état de ce qui s’éteint, de ce qui est éteint.

Corpus desk

Index FR-extinction · extinction · French

extinction · rank #8,851 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,851
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH existantes

Nearest frequency peer: existantes (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « extinction »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « extinction » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

extinction vs extraction
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for extinction
PropertyValue
Headwordextinction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛk.stɛ̃k.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,851
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « extinction »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.extinctionse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « existantes » (#8,850), « extraire » (#8,852), « exigence » (#8,849). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « extinction » est au #8,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around extinction (IPA \ɛk.stɛ̃k.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,851 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for extinction, with forms such as "etxinction", "exitnction", and "exticntion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "extraction", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is extinction, spelled E-X-T-I-N-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’éteindre ou état de ce qui s’éteint, de ce qui est éteint.
  2. 2
    État de la chaux quand elle cesse d’être vive par hydratation.
  3. 3
    Épuisement, lassitude.
  4. 4
    Action d'abolir, d'anéantir, de mettre fin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Levers et couchers du soleil, de la lune et des autres astres peuvent résulter respectivement d’une inflammation et d’une extinction.
  2. Quand le clairon de l'amour sonne l'extinction des feux amoureux, la démobilisation des sens n'est pas loin d'être décrétée.

This word in other languages

extinction(English)Aussterben(Deutsch)extinção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxinction
  • exitnction
  • exticntion
  • extincction
  • extinciton
  • extinctino
  • extinctionn
  • extinctoin
  • extincttion
  • extinnction
  • extintcion
  • extniction
  • exttinction
  • exxtinction
  • xetinction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extinction - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etxinction2exitnction2exticntion2extincction1extinciton2extinctino2extinctionn1extinctoin2
Edit distance from "extinction"

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 "extinction"?
"extinction" is spelled E-X-T-I-N-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.stɛ̃k.sjɔ̃\.
What does "extinction" mean?
As a noun, "extinction" means: Action d’éteindre ou état de ce qui s’éteint, de ce qui est éteint.
What words are commonly confused with "extinction"?
"extinction" is commonly confused with "extraction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extinction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extinction" is \ɛk.stɛ̃k.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extinction" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

existantes#8,850excellents#8,847imprimerie#8,863dorénavant#8,837

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

infiniment15 variantsinquiétant15 variantsdemandeurs15 variantsPhilippines15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list