extra

//ˈɜiʃtrɜ// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,880

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

extra is anPortugueseadj. It means: além do normal Pronounced /ˈɜiʃtrɜ/. It ranks #2,880 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with extrair and extrato.

Key facts for extra
PropertyValue
Headwordextra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˈɜiʃtrɜ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,880
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of extra in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for extra is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɜiʃtrɜ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,880 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "além do normal".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for extra, with forms such as "etxra", "exrta", and "extar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "extrair", "extrato", "era", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is extra, spelled E-X-T-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    além do normal

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etxra,exrta,extar,extrra,exttra,exxtra,xetra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for extra

Misspelling Variants of "extra"

etxra5exrta5extar5extrra6exttra6exxtra6xetra5
Misspelling Variants of "extra"

Frequency rank: #2,880 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extra"?
"extra" is spelled E-X-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɜiʃtrɜ/.
What does "extra" mean?
As an adj, "extra" means: além do normal
What words are commonly confused with "extra"?
"extra" is commonly confused with "extrair", "extrato", "era". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extra" is /ˈɜiʃtrɜ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extra" come from?
"extra" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.