Which to use
“extraer” and “extrañar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,118
- “extraer” frequency rank
- #8,382
- “extrañar” frequency rank
- 17500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extraer | extrañar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tomar una parte del todo. | Apartar, privar a alguno del trato y comunicación que se tenía con él. |
Where the eye mixes extraer and extrañar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between extraer and extrañar
A purely visual mix-up. extraer ([ekst̪ɾaˈeɾ]) and extrañar ([ekst̪ɾaˈɲaɾ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extraer is recorded at frequency rank #9,118, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈeɾ]. extrañar is at rank #8,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈɲaɾ].
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 17500, this pair ranks #271,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extraer vs extrañar
Shared letters: aertx. Private to "extraer": -. Private to "extrañar": ñ.
"extraer" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "extrañar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- extraer ← etxraer · exrtaer · extarer · extraerr · extrare · extrear · extrraer · exttraer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extraer" and "extrañar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "extraer" or "extrañar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "extraer" and "extrañar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extraer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrañar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extraer" and "extrañar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extraer 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 #271,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.