extraídavsextraídasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,225
“extraída” frequency rank
#37,090
“extraídas” frequency rank
64315
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extraída extraídas
Definition Forma del femenino de extraído, participio de extraer. Forma del femenino plural de extraído, participio de extraer.

Where the eye mixes extraída and extraídas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. extraída runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against extraídas's 9 (VCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
extraída
9 ch
extraídas

Why the eye confuses extraída with extraídas

A purely visual mix-up. extraída ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞a]) and extraídas ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞as]) 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) - “extraída” sits inside “extraídas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extraída is recorded at frequency rank #27,225, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞a]. extraídas is at rank #37,090, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞as].

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 64315, this pair ranks #45,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of extraída vs extraídas

Shared letters: adertxí. Private to "extraída": -. Private to "extraídas": s.

"extraída" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV  ·  "extraídas" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "extraída" for "extraídas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞a] versus [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "extraída" or "extraídas" show up more?
"extraída" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,225 in our Spanish list, against #37,090 for "extraídas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "extraída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extraídas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extraída" and "extraídas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extraídas vs extraídos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #45,965 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