extraits

\ɛks.tʁɛ\

/\ɛks.tʁɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“extraits” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,939
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-extraits · extraits · French

extraits · rank #4,939 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,939
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH esthétique

Nearest frequency peer: esthétique (-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 « extraits »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « extraits » 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).

extraits vs extras
75% similar
extraits vs extrait
88% similar
extraits vs étroits
63% similar

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

Key facts for extraits
PropertyValue
Headwordextraits
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛks.tʁɛ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,939
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « extraits »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).extraitsse 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 « esthétique » (#4,938), « figures » (#4,940), « enquêtes » (#4,937). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « extraits » est au #4,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around extraits (IPA \ɛks.tʁɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,939 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de extrait.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for extraits, with forms such as "etxraits", "exrtaits", and "extarits". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "extras", "extrait", "étroits", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is extraits, spelled E-X-T-R-A-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de extrait.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Laurène se détend dans son bain moussant aux extraits de lavande tandis que je me badigeonne de gel à raser.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxraits
  • exrtaits
  • extarits
  • extraist
  • extraitss
  • extraitts
  • extratis
  • extriats
  • extrraits
  • exttraits
  • exxtraits
  • xetraits

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extraits - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etxraits2exrtaits2extarits2extraist2extraitss1extraitts1extratis2extriats2
Edit distance from "extraits"

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 "extraits"?
"extraits" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.tʁɛ\.
What does "extraits" mean?
As a noun, "extraits" means: Pluriel de extrait.
What words are commonly confused with "extraits"?
"extraits" is commonly confused with "extras", "extrait", "étroits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extraits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extraits" is \ɛks.tʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extraits" come from?
"extraits" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

enquêtes#4,937encontre#4,936garantir#4,944isabelle#4,949

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

identique12 variantscommander12 variantsassistant12 variantsacquérir12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list