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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.

8 ch
extraído
7 ch
extrajo

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": . Private to "extrajo": j.

"extraído" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV  ·  "extrajo" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extrajoetxrajo · exrtajo · extarjo · extrajjo · extraoj · extrjao · extrrajo · exttrajo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extraído" and "extrajo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o] versus [eksˈt̪ɾaxo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "extraído" or "extrajo"?
"extraído" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,701 in our Spanish list, against #37,612 for "extrajo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list