extraídavsextraídoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: extraída is a participle, extraído is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“extraída” is a participle and “extraído” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,225
“extraída” frequency rank
#17,701
“extraído” frequency rank
44926
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set extraída and extraído apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
extraída
8 ch
extraído

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extraída is [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞a] while extraído is [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “extraída” becomes o in “extraído”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44926, 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]. extraído is at rank #17,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o].

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 44926, this pair ranks #134,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extraída vs extraído

Shared letters: adertxí. Private to "extraída": -. Private to "extraído": o.

"extraída" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV  ·  "extraído" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV

Frequency comparison

extraída#27,225
extraído#17,701

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "extraída" and "extraído" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "extraída" is a participle and "extraído" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "extraída" or "extraído"?
"extraído" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,701 in our Spanish list, against #27,225 for "extraída". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering extraída vs extraído

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “extraída”; for a verb, it's “extraído”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “extraída” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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