Which to use
“extraído” and “extrajo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,701
- “extraído” frequency rank
- #37,612
- “extrajo” frequency rank
- 55313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extraído | extrajo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de extraer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extraer. |
Where the eye mixes extraído and extrajo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses extraído with extrajo
A purely visual mix-up. extraído ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o]) and extrajo ([eksˈt̪ɾaxo]) 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 55313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extraído is recorded at frequency rank #17,701, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o]. extrajo is at rank #37,612, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaxo].
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 55313, this pair ranks #79,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extraído vs extrajo
Shared letters: aeortx. Private to "extraído": dí. Private to "extrajo": j.
"extraído" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "extrajo" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extrajo ← etxrajo · exrtajo · extarjo · extrajjo · extraoj · extrjao · extrrajo · exttrajo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extraído" and "extrajo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "extraído" or "extrajo"?
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 "extraído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrajo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extraído" and "extrajo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extrajo 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 #79,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.