extinto

/ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.tu/

//ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.tu// adj

The verdict

“extinto” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,137
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que se extinguiu

Corpus desk

Index PT-extinto · extinto · Portuguese

extinto · rank #14,137 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,137
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH extraído

Nearest frequency peer: extraído (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “extinto”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “extinto” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

extinto vs extrato
71% similar
extinto vs extintor
88% similar
extinto vs êxito
57% similar

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

Key facts for extinto
PropertyValue
Headwordextinto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,137
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “extinto”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).extintocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “extraído” (#14,138), “farra” (#14,140), “fight” (#14,141). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “extinto” fica em #14,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around extinto (IPA /ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,137 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que se extinguiu".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for extinto, with forms such as "etxinto", "exitnto", and "extinnto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "extrato", "extintor", "êxito", 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 Portuguese form is extinto, spelled E-X-T-I-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se extinguiu

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxinto
  • exitnto
  • extinnto
  • extinot
  • extintto
  • extitno
  • extnito
  • exttinto
  • exxtinto
  • xetinto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extinto - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etxinto2exitnto2extinnto1extinot2extintto1extitno2extnito2exttinto1
Edit distance from "extinto"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extinto"?
"extinto" is spelled E-X-T-I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.tu/.
What does "extinto" mean?
As an adjective, "extinto" means: que se extinguiu
What words are commonly confused with "extinto"?
"extinto" is commonly confused with "extrato", "extintor", "êxito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extinto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extinto" is /ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extinto" come from?
"extinto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list