Which to use
“extinta” and “extinto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,506
- “extinta” frequency rank
- #33,603
- “extinto” frequency rank
- 69109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extinta | extinto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de extinto. | Qué dejó de existir. |
Where the eye mixes extinta and extinto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses extinta with extinto
A purely visual mix-up. extinta ([eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a]) and extinto ([eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪o]) 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 a single letter - a in “extinta” becomes o in “extinto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extinta is recorded at frequency rank #35,506, classified as anadj, pronounced [eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪a]. extinto is at rank #33,603, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksˈt̪ĩn̪t̪o].
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 69109, this pair ranks #32,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extinta vs extinto
Shared letters: eintx. Private to "extinta": a. Private to "extinto": o.
"extinta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "extinto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extinta" for "extinto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "extinta" or "extinto"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "extinta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extinto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extinta" and "extinto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extinta vs extintor". 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 #32,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.