Which to use
“extinguido” and “extinguir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,843
- “extinguido” frequency rank
- #33,121
- “extinguir” frequency rank
- 59964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extinguido | extinguir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de extinguir. | Acabar con algo de forma que cese gradualmente, que desaparezca de a poco. |
Where the eye mixes extinguido and extinguir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. extinguido runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVVCV) against extinguir's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between extinguido and extinguir
A purely visual mix-up. extinguido ([ekst̪ĩŋˈgið̞o]) and extinguir ([ekst̪ĩŋˈgiɾ]) 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 59964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extinguido is recorded at frequency rank #26,843, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ĩŋˈgið̞o]. extinguir is at rank #33,121, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ĩŋˈgiɾ].
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 59964, this pair ranks #60,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extinguido vs extinguir
Shared letters: egintux. Private to "extinguido": do. Private to "extinguir": r.
"extinguido" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCV · "extinguir" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- extinguido ← etxinguido · exitnguido · extignuido · extingguido · extingiudo · extingudio · extinguiddo · extinguiod
- extinguir ← etxinguir · exitnguir · extignuir · extingguir · extingiur · extinguirr · extinguri · extinnguir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extinguido" and "extinguir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extinguido" vs "extinguir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "extinguido" and "extinguir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extinguido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extinguir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extinguido" and "extinguir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extingue vs extinguir". 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 #60,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.