extraervsextrañeConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
extraer
7 ch
extrañe

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

  • extraeretxraer · exrtaer · extarer · extraerr · extrare · extrear · extrraer · exttraer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extraer" and "extrañe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ɾaˈeɾ] versus [eksˈt̪ɾaɲe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "extraer" vs "extrañe" - which ranks higher?
"extraer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,118 in our Spanish list, against #31,788 for "extrañe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list