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

#4,890
“entran” frequency rank
#18,543
“extrae” frequency rank
23433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entran extrae
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 entran and extrae

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

6 ch
entran
6 ch
extrae

Look-alike desk: entran vs extrae

A purely visual mix-up. entran ([ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entran is recorded at frequency rank #4,890, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn]. 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 23433, this pair ranks #245,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entran vs extrae

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

"entran" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "extrae" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entranenntran · enrtan · entarn · entrann · entrna · entrran · enttran · etnran
  • extraeetxrae · exrtae · extare · extrea · extrrae · exttrae · exxtrae · xetrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entran" and "extrae" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn] versus [eksˈt̪ɾae]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entran" or "extrae" show up more?
"entran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,890 in our Spanish list, against #18,543 for "extrae". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entran" 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 #245,843 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entran" 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 #245,843 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