extraordinairement
\ɛk.stʁa.ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“extraordinairement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #28,947 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #28,947
- frequency rank, French
- 18
- letters
- 27
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D’une façon contraire à l’usage, à la règle ordinaire, à l’ordre accoutumé.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extraordinairement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɛk.stʁa.ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #28,947 |
| Misspellings tracked | 27 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “extraordinairement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for extraordinairement is 18 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛk.stʁa.ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #28,947 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 27 likely wrong-spelling variants for extraordinairement, with forms such as "etxraordinairement", "exrtaordinairement", and "extarordinairement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 extraordinairement, spelled E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-I-R-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une façon contraire à l’usage, à la règle ordinaire, à l’ordre accoutumé.
- 2D’une façon extraordinaire, par extraordinaire.
- 3Extrêmement, au-delà de la mesure ordinaire.
- 4Extrêmement beaucoup de.
- 5Bizarrement, d’une manière choquante.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etxraordinairement,exrtaordinairement,extarordinairement,extraodrinairement,extraorddinairement,extraordianirement,extraordinaierment,extraordinaireemnt,extraordinairemennt,extraordinairementt,extraordinairemetn,extraordinairemment,extraordinairemnet,extraordinairmeent,extraordinairrement,extraordinariement,extraordiniarement,extraordinnairement,extraordniairement,extraoridnairement,extraorrdinairement,extrarodinairement,extroardinairement,extrraordinairement,exttraordinairement,exxtraordinairement,xetraordinairement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extraordinairement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “extraordinairement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-I-R-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛk.stʁa.ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.