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“extrae” and “extraen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,543
“extrae” frequency rank
#31,786
“extraen” frequency rank
50329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extrae extraen
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extraer. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extraer.

Where the eye mixes extrae and extraen

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

6 ch
extrae
7 ch
extraen

Visual trap between extrae and extraen

A purely visual mix-up. extrae ([eksˈt̪ɾae]) and extraen ([eksˈt̪ɾaẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “extrae” sits inside “extraen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extrae is recorded at frequency rank #18,543, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾae]. extraen is at rank #31,786, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaẽn].

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 50329, this pair ranks #103,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extrae vs extraen

Shared letters: aertx. Private to "extrae": -. Private to "extraen": n.

"extrae" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV  ·  "extraen" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extraeetxrae · exrtae · extare · extrea · extrrae · exttrae · exxtrae · xetrae
  • extraenetxraen · exrtaen · extaren · extraenn · extrane · extrean · extrraen · exttraen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extrae" and "extraen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈt̪ɾae] versus [eksˈt̪ɾaẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "extrae" or "extraen"?
"extrae" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,543 in our Spanish list, against #31,786 for "extraen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "extrae" and "extraen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "extrae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extraen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extrae" and "extraen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extraen 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 #103,784 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