Which to use
“extraer” is a verb and “extraño” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,118
- “extraer” frequency rank
- #1,289
- “extraño” frequency rank
- 10407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extraer | extraño |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tomar una parte del todo. | Dicho de una persona, que es ajeno a nuestra familia, grupo social, nación. |
Where the eye mixes extraer and extraño
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extraer vs extraño
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extraer is [ekst̪ɾaˈeɾ] while extraño is [eksˈt̪ɾaɲo]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10407, 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]. extraño is at rank #1,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲo].
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 10407, this pair ranks #298,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extraer vs extraño
Shared letters: aertx. Private to "extraer": -. Private to "extraño": oñ.
"extraer" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "extraño" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extraer ← etxraer · exrtaer · extarer · extraerr · extrare · extrear · extrraer · exttraer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extraer" and "extraño" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extraer" vs "extraño" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "extraer" and "extraño" 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 "extraño" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extraer" and "extraño" 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 #298,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.