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“entra” and “extrae” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,480
“entra” frequency rank
#18,543
“extrae” frequency rank
20023
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entra extrae
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entrar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extraer.

Where the eye mixes entra and extrae

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
entra
6 ch
extrae

Why the eye confuses entra with extrae

A purely visual mix-up. entra ([ˈẽn̪t̪ɾa]) and extrae ([eksˈt̪ɾae]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entra is recorded at frequency rank #1,480, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾa]. extrae is at rank #18,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾae].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 20023, this pair ranks #261,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entra vs extrae

Shared letters: aert. Private to "entra": n. Private to "extrae": x.

"entra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "extrae" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entraenntra · enrta · entar · enttra · etnra · netra
  • extraeetxrae · exrtae · extare · extrea · extrrae · exttrae · exxtrae · xetrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entra" and "extrae" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈẽn̪t̪ɾa] versus [eksˈt̪ɾae]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entra" or "extrae" show up more?
"entra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,480 in our Spanish list, against #18,543 for "extrae". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extrae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #261,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entra" and "extrae" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrase vs extrae". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #261,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list