extra-scolaire
\ɛks.tʁa.skɔ.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“extra-scolaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En dehors des heures d’école ou de l’école elle-même.
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Index FR-extra-scolaire · extra-scolaire · French
extra-scolaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extra-scolaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛks.tʁa.skɔ.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
extra-scolaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛks.tʁa.skɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En dehors des heures d’école ou de l’école elle-même.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for extra-scolaire, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is extra-scolaire, spelled E-X-T-R-A---S-C-O-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1En dehors des heures d’école ou de l’école elle-même.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how extra-scolaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La culture anglo-saxonne privilégie davantage les activités extra-scolaires que ne le fait la culture française.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.