Which to use
“entraña” is a noun and “extrañan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,641
- “entraña” frequency rank
- #36,041
- “extrañan” frequency rank
- 68682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entraña | extrañan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada uno de los órganos contenidos en las principales cavidades del cuerpo humano y de los animales. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extrañar o de extrañarse. |
Where the eye mixes entraña and extrañan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entraña runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against extrañan's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entraña and extrañan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entraña is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɲa] while extrañan is [eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entraña is recorded at frequency rank #32,641, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɲa]. extrañan is at rank #36,041, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn].
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 68682, this pair ranks #33,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entraña vs extrañan
Shared letters: aenrtñ. Private to "entraña": -. Private to "extrañan": x.
"entraña" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "extrañan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entraña" and "extrañan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "entraña" or "extrañan"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entraña" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrañan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entraña" and "extrañan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estrenan vs extrañan". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.