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

#27,225
“extraída” frequency rank
#27,608
“extraídos” frequency rank
54833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes extraída and extraídos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extraída runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against extraídos's 9 (VCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
extraída
9 ch
extraídos

Why the eye confuses extraída with extraídos

A purely visual mix-up. extraída ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞a]) and extraídos ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54833, 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]. extraídos is at rank #27,608, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞os].

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 54833, this pair ranks #81,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of extraída vs extraídos

Shared letters: adertxí. Private to "extraída": -. Private to "extraídos": os.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extraída" and "extraídos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞a] versus [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "extraída" or "extraídos"?
"extraída" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,225 in our Spanish list, against #27,608 for "extraídos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "extraída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extraídos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extraída" and "extraídos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extraídas vs extraídos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #81,579 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