extraterritorial
\ɛks.tʁa.tɛ.ʁi.tɔ.ʁjal\
The verdict
“extraterritorial” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a lieu ou qui est en rapport avec quelque chose en dehors d’un territoire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-extraterritorial · extraterritorial · French
extraterritorial · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | extraterritorial |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛks.tʁa.tɛ.ʁi.tɔ.ʁjal\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
extraterritorial is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛks.tʁa.tɛ.ʁi.tɔ.ʁjal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for extraterritorial in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is extraterritorial, spelled E-X-T-R-A-T-E-R-R-I-T-O-R-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui a lieu ou qui est en rapport avec quelque chose en dehors d’un territoire.
- 2Qualifie les activités bancaires et financières domiciliées dans les places étrangères.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how extraterritorial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il nous venait des impressions étranges : extraterritoriales en un mot.
Ils rentrent à l’hôtel comme en un lieu privilégié, quasi extra-territorial, où le luxe et la tranquillité s’achètent, où l’on est l’objet des attentions du concierge et des politesses du directeur.
This word in other languages
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.