Which to use
“extingue” and “extinguió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,644
- “extingue” frequency rank
- #47,132
- “extinguió” frequency rank
- 96776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extingue | extinguió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extinguir o de extinguirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extinguir o de extinguirse. |
Where the eye mixes extingue and extinguió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extingue runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against extinguió's 9 (VCCVCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between extingue and extinguió
A purely visual mix-up. extingue ([eksˈt̪ĩŋge]) and extinguió ([ekst̪ĩŋˈgjo]) 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 96776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extingue is recorded at frequency rank #49,644, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ĩŋge]. extinguió is at rank #47,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ĩŋˈgjo].
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 96776, this pair ranks #284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extingue vs extinguió
Shared letters: egintux. Private to "extingue": -. Private to "extinguió": ó.
"extingue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "extinguió" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extingue ← etxingue · exitngue · extignue · extingeu · extinggue · extinngue · extinuge · extnigue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extingue" and "extinguió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "extingue" or "extinguió"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "extingue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extinguió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extingue" and "extinguió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extinguida vs extinguió". 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 #284 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.