How do you spell Extraneous?
Correct spelling
extraneous
Remember EXTRA + neous: outside additions are extrANEous, not extraNEuous.
Why is extraneous spelled this way?
From Latin extraneus, external. EXTRA (outside). Something extraneous comes from outside — irrelevant additions that don't belong.
Common misspellings of extraneous
extraneuousextreneousextraniousextraenous
Example
The editor removed several extraneous paragraphs that didn't support the main argument.