Which to use
“extraer” and “extrañe” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,118
- “extraer” frequency rank
- #31,788
- “extrañe” frequency rank
- 40906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extraer | extrañe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tomar una parte del todo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de extrañar o de extrañarse. |
Where the eye mixes extraer and extrañe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses extraer with extrañe
A purely visual mix-up. extraer ([ekst̪ɾaˈeɾ]) and extrañe ([eksˈt̪ɾaɲe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40906, 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]. extrañe is at rank #31,788, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲe].
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 40906, this pair ranks #156,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extraer vs extrañe
Shared letters: aertx. Private to "extraer": -. Private to "extrañe": ñ.
"extraer" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "extrañe" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extraer ← etxraer · exrtaer · extarer · extraerr · extrare · extrear · extrraer · exttraer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extraer" and "extrañe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extraer" vs "extrañe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "extraer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrañe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extraer" and "extrañe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrase vs extrañe". 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 #156,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.