Which to use
“extra” is a noun and “Ezra” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,714
- “extra” frequency rank
- #32,211
- “Ezra” frequency rank
- 34925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extra | Ezra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Actor que no tiene gran importancia en la pantalla, solo aparece de fondo y no pronuncia ningún diálogo. | Esdras. |
Where the eye mixes extra and Ezra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extra vs Ezra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extra is [ˈekst̪ɾa] while Ezra is ['ɛz.ʀa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extra is recorded at frequency rank #2,714, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈekst̪ɾa]. Ezra is at rank #32,211, tagged as aname, pronounced ['ɛz.ʀa].
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 34925, this pair ranks #188,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extra vs Ezra
Shared letters: aer. Private to "extra": tx. Private to "Ezra": z.
"extra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Ezra" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extra" for "Ezra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "extra" vs "Ezra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "extra" and "Ezra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ezra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extra" and "Ezra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erre vs Ezra". 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 #188,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.