extra
French, noun\ɛk.stʁa\
extra is spelled E-X-T-R-A (5 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,439th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Extra is a French feminine noun meaning “extra, supplement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Supplément ajouté aux choses habituelles, au train ordinaire”.
What does extra mean in English?
adjective
- 1
extra, additional
- 2
great, super, famous
noun
- 1
femininemasculineextra, supplement
prefix
- 1
extra-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Préfixe des mots pour indiquer un rapport avec l'extérieur, le dehors. 2. Préfixe des adjectifs pour indiquer un superlatif de qualité, à la place des adverbes extrêmement, très ou de la locution adjectivale hors du commun.
adjective: 1. En mission extraordinaire. 2. Surnuméraire. 3. Supplémentaire. 4. Extraordinaire.
noun: 1. Supplément ajouté aux choses habituelles, au train ordinaire. 2. Serviteur ou employé supplémentaire. 3. Mission d’extra, réalisée à titre exceptionnel.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of extra
- extras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce extra?
- \ɛk.stʁa\
- \ɛks.tʁa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to extra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is extra in French?
extra appears 13 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).