Extrême-Orient
\ɛks.tʁɛ.m‿ɔ.ʁjɑ̃\
The verdict
“Extrême-Orient” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Régions qui se situent du côté oriental de l’Eurasie, au point de vue européen.
Corpus desk
Index FR-extreme-orient · Extrême-Orient · French
Extrême-Orient · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | Extrême-Orient |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɛks.tʁɛ.m‿ɔ.ʁjɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Extrême-Orient is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ɛks.tʁɛ.m‿ɔ.ʁjɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Régions qui se situent du côté oriental de l’Eurasie, au point de vue européen.".
Extrême-Orient doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Extrême-Orient, spelled E-X-T-R-Ê-M-E---O-R-I-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Régions qui se situent du côté oriental de l’Eurasie, au point de vue européen.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Extrême-Orient appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
M. Nesbitt remuait de gros capitaux, mais il n'était pas à la tête d'une maison de commerce proprement dite... et ses relations d'affaires étaient surtout avec l’Extrême-Orient, la Chine, le Japon et les Indes néerlandaises.
Ce qui est certain, c’est qu’en Extrême-Orient on meurt beaucoup plus par la fièvre typhoïde que par le choléra.
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.