Which to use
“estragos” and “extraños” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,088
- “estragos” frequency rank
- #5,512
- “extraños” frequency rank
- 20600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estragos | extraños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de estrago. | Forma del plural de extraño. |
Where the eye mixes estragos and extraños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between estragos and extraños
A purely visual mix-up. estragos ([esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞os]) and extraños ([eksˈt̪ɾaɲos]) 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 20600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estragos is recorded at frequency rank #15,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈt̪ɾaɣ̞os]. extraños is at rank #5,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲos].
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 20600, this pair ranks #258,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of estragos vs extraños
Shared letters: aeorst. Private to "estragos": g. Private to "extraños": xñ.
"estragos" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "extraños" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- estragos ← esrtagos · esstragos · estargos · estraggos · estragoss · estragso · estraogs · estrgaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "estragos" and "extraños" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "estragos" or "extraños" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "estragos" and "extraños" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "estragos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extraños" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estragos" and "extraños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estómagos vs estragos". 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 #258,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.