extraire

\ɛks.tʁɛʁ\

/\ɛks.tʁɛʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“extraire” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,852
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tirer ou retirer une chose d’un lieu, d’un corps dans lequel elle s’est formée ou introduite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-extraire · extraire · French

extraire · rank #8,852 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,852
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH extinction

Nearest frequency peer: extinction (-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 « extraire »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « extraire » 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).

extraire vs extrait
75% similar
extraire vs extraits
75% similar
extraire vs extraite
88% similar

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

Key facts for extraire
PropertyValue
Headwordextraire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛks.tʁɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,852
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « extraire »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « extinction » (#8,851), « fair » (#8,853), « existantes » (#8,850). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « extraire » est au #8,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around extraire (IPA \ɛks.tʁɛʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,852 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for extraire, with forms such as "etxraire", "exrtaire", and "extarire". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "extrait", "extraits", "extraite", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is extraire, spelled E-X-T-R-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tirer ou retirer une chose d’un lieu, d’un corps dans lequel elle s’est formée ou introduite.
  2. 2
    Tirer d’un livre, d’un registre, d’un acte, etc., les passages, les renseignements dont on a besoin.
  3. 3
    Tirer, séparer par quelque opération chimique une substance simple ou composée d’un corps dont elle faisait partie.
  4. 4
    Effectuer certaines formes de calcul, en particulier itératif, notamment pour le calcul de racine, carrée ou cubique, qui sont chacune/une fonction implicite.
  5. 5
    Retirer, dans le sens de recopier, un ou plusieurs fichiers d’une archive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pendant longtemps le sucre ordinaire a été extrait exclusivement de la canne à sucre ; cette opération se pratique encore, surtout dans les Indes et en Amérique.
  2. M. Personne qui, […], a fait une étude très-approfondie du lupulin, conseille, pour extraire cette matière des cônes du houblon, défroisser les cônes entiers sur un tamis de crin, […].

This word in other languages

extract(English)extraer(Español)abbauen(Deutsch)extrair(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxraire
  • exrtaire
  • extarire
  • extraier
  • extrairre
  • extrarie
  • extriare
  • extrraire
  • exttraire
  • exxtraire
  • xetraire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extraire - 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.

etxraire2exrtaire2extarire2extraier2extrairre1extrarie2extriare2extrraire1
Edit distance from "extraire"

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 "extraire"?
"extraire" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.tʁɛʁ\.
What does "extraire" mean?
As a verb, "extraire" means: Tirer ou retirer une chose d’un lieu, d’un corps dans lequel elle s’est formée ou introduite.
What words are commonly confused with "extraire"?
"extraire" is commonly confused with "extrait", "extraits", "extraite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extraire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extraire" is \ɛks.tʁɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extraire" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exigence#8,849Laurence#8,873localité#8,877marchent#8,883

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

entités11 variantscantons11 variantsparceque11 variantsvoisines11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list