extractovsextraídoTell them apart

Quick tell: extracto is a noun, extraído is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“extracto” is a noun and “extraído” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,641
“extracto” frequency rank
#17,701
“extraído” frequency rank
27342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extracto extraído
Definition Resumen o compilado de información obtenida de a partir de un elemento con el fin de obtener lo más relevante. Participio de extraer.

Where the eye mixes extracto and extraído

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
extracto
8 ch
extraído

Visual trap between extracto and extraído

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extracto is [eksˈt̪ɾakt̪o] while extraído is [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extracto is recorded at frequency rank #9,641, classified as anoun, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾakt̪o]. extraído is at rank #17,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o].

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 27342, this pair ranks #227,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extracto vs extraído

Shared letters: aeortx. Private to "extracto": c. Private to "extraído": .

"extracto" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV  ·  "extraído" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extractoetxracto · exrtacto · extarcto · extraccto · extracot · extractto · extratco · extrcato

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "extracto" and "extraído" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "extracto" is a noun and "extraído" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "extracto" vs "extraído" - which ranks higher?
"extracto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,641 in our Spanish list, against #17,701 for "extraído". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "extracto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extraído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #227,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extracto" and "extraído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extraído vs extrajo". 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 #227,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list