extrapole

\ɛks.tʁa.pɔl\

/\ɛks.tʁa.pɔl\/ verb

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The verdict

“extrapole” is uncommon French (frequency #87,624 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,624
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de extrapoler.

Key facts for extrapole
PropertyValue
Headwordextrapole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛks.tʁa.pɔl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,624
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “extrapole” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). extrapole lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

extrapole is uncommon French at frequency #87,624 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛks.tʁa.pɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for extrapole, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is extrapole, spelled E-X-T-R-A-P-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de extrapoler.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de extrapoler.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de extrapoler.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de extrapoler.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de extrapoler.

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 "extrapole"?
"extrapole" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-P-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.tʁa.pɔl\.
What does "extrapole" mean?
As a verb, "extrapole" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de extrapoler.
How do you pronounce "extrapole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extrapole" is \ɛks.tʁa.pɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extrapole" come from?
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Using “extrapole”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-X-T-R-A-P-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛks.tʁa.pɔl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list