extrinsèque
\ɛks.tʁɛ̃.sɛk\
The verdict
“extrinsèque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est tiré, non de la chose elle-même, mais de choses avec lesquelles elle a un rapport plus ou moins direct.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extrinsèque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛks.tʁɛ̃.sɛk\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “extrinsèque” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
extrinsèque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛks.tʁɛ̃.sɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for extrinsèque, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is extrinsèque, spelled E-X-T-R-I-N-S-È-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est tiré, non de la chose elle-même, mais de choses avec lesquelles elle a un rapport plus ou moins direct.
- 2Qualifie les lieux communs qui ne sont pas tirés de la définition même d’un fait, mais des circonstances qui s’y rapportent, comme la loi, les titres, les témoins, la voix publique, etc.
- 3Qui est ou se trouve en dehors.
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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.
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Using “extrinsèque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-X-T-R-I-N-S-È-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛks.tʁɛ̃.sɛk\ (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
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.