Which to use
“externos” and “extraños” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,406
- “externos” frequency rank
- #5,512
- “extraños” frequency rank
- 11918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | externos | extraños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de externo. | Forma del plural de extraño. |
Where the eye mixes externos and extraños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: externos vs extraños
A purely visual mix-up. externos ([eksˈt̪eɾnos]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
externos is recorded at frequency rank #6,406, classified as anoun, pronounced [eksˈt̪eɾnos]. 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 11918, this pair ranks #293,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of externos vs extraños
Shared letters: eorstx. Private to "externos": n. Private to "extraños": añ.
"externos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "extraños" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- externos ← etxernos · exetrnos · extenros · externnos · externoss · externso · exterons · exterrnos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "externos" and "extraños" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "externos" vs "extraños" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "externos" 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 #293,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "externos" and "extraños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esteros vs externos". 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 #293,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.