extrascolaire
\ɛks.tʁa.skɔ.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“extrascolaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de extra-scolaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-extrascolaire · extrascolaire · French
extrascolaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | extrascolaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛks.tʁa.skɔ.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
extrascolaire 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: "Variante orthographique de extra-scolaire.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for extrascolaire in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 extrascolaire, spelled E-X-T-R-A-S-C-O-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de extra-scolaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how extrascolaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On lui demanda en quelle classe elle était, quel métier elle souhaitait exercer plus tard, ce qui l’intéressait dans la vie. Lucile répliqua, sur un ton dénué de toute arrogance, qu’elle n’en avait pas la moindre idée. On insista : elle devait bien s’adonner à quelque activité extrascolaire. Lucile tardait à répondre lorsque l’un des invités commenta dans…
Avant l’école et les premières activités extrascolaires, je croyais que tous les enfants étaient comme mon fils, un peu dans leur bulle et difficiles à canaliser.
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.