We’ve checked six standard dictionaries and all of them list “extrovert” as the principal spelling for someone with an outgoing or gregarious personality, though five include “extravert” as an acceptable variant.
Extravert, on the other hand, is another way of saying extrovert that was originally used by Carl Jung. […] it appears the most common and proper way to use the term outside of technical journals is with the “o,” though who knows; maybe this will develop into an Oxford comma situation.
Thank you for your research. TIL. Language evolves. It’s my understanding that the original spelling came from intro (inside) and extra (outside). But that’s not a rabbit hole I want to dive in now. (I’ll still read introvert with an a in my head. Too old/stubborn to change that ;))
Not really.
Per Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
Extraverts are extroverts that are too extra.
Thank you for your research. TIL. Language evolves. It’s my understanding that the original spelling came from intro (inside) and extra (outside). But that’s not a rabbit hole I want to dive in now. (I’ll still read introvert with an a in my head. Too old/stubborn to change that ;))