extreme

\ɛksˈtʁeːmə\

/\ɛksˈtʁeːmə\/ adj

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The verdict

“extreme” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,481
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de extrem.

Corpus desk

Index FR-extreme · extreme · French

extreme · rank #18,481 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,481
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exploitées

Nearest frequency peer: exploitées (-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 « extreme »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « extreme » 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).

extreme vs extrêmes
75% similar
extreme vs extrémité
56% similar
extreme vs entrée
57% similar

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

Key facts for extreme
PropertyValue
Headwordextreme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛksˈtʁeːmə\
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,481
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « extreme »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).extremese 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 « exploitées » (#18,480), « extrémiste » (#18,482), « Fall » (#18,483). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « extreme » est au #18,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around extreme (IPA \ɛksˈtʁeːmə\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,481 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for extreme, with forms such as "etxreme", "exrteme", and "exterme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "extrêmes", "extrémité", "entrée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is extreme, spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de extrem.
  2. 2
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de extrem.
  3. 3
    Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de extrem.
  4. 4
    Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de extrem.
  5. 5
    Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de extrem.
  6. 6
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de extrem.
  7. 7
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de extrem.
  8. 8
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de extrem.
  9. 9
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de extrem.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxreme
  • exrteme
  • exterme
  • extreem
  • extremme
  • extrmee
  • extrreme
  • exttreme
  • exxtreme
  • xetreme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extreme - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etxreme2exrteme2exterme2extreem2extremme1extrmee2extrreme1exttreme1
Edit distance from "extreme"

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 "extreme"?
"extreme" is spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛksˈtʁeːmə\.
What does "extreme" mean?
As an adjective, "extreme" means: Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de extrem.
What words are commonly confused with "extreme"?
"extreme" is commonly confused with "extrêmes", "extrémité", "entrée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extreme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extreme" is \ɛksˈtʁeːmə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extreme" come from?
"extreme" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entende#18,475frisson#18,489Edwards#18,471dépeint#18,467

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

feuillage10 variantsDeauville10 variantsdealers10 variantscostaud10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list