extractosvsextraídosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: extractos is a noun, extraídos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“extractos” is a noun and “extraídos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,582
“extractos” frequency rank
#27,608
“extraídos” frequency rank
44190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extractos extraídos
Definition Forma del plural de extracto. Forma del plural de extraído, participio de extraer.

Where the eye mixes extractos and extraídos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
extractos
9 ch
extraídos

Why the eye confuses extractos with extraídos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extractos is [eksˈt̪ɾakt̪os] while extraídos is [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞os]. 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 participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extractos is recorded at frequency rank #16,582, classified as anoun, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾakt̪os]. extraídos is at rank #27,608, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞os].

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 44190, this pair ranks #138,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extractos vs extraídos

Shared letters: aeorstx. Private to "extractos": c. Private to "extraídos": .

"extractos" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC  ·  "extraídos" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extractosetxractos · exrtactos · extarctos · extracctos · extracots · extractoss · extractso · extracttos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "extractos" and "extraídos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "extractos" is a noun and "extraídos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "extractos" vs "extraídos" - which ranks higher?
"extractos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,582 in our Spanish list, against #27,608 for "extraídos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "extractos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extraídos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extractos" and "extraídos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extraídas vs extraídos". 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 #138,444 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