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

#17,701
“extraído” frequency rank
#26,844
“extrañado” frequency rank
44545
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extraído extrañado
Definition Participio de extraer. Participio de extrañar o de extrañarse.

Where the eye mixes extraído and extrañado

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

8 ch
extraído
9 ch
extrañado

Why the eye confuses extraído with extrañado

A purely visual mix-up. extraído ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o]) and extrañado ([ekst̪ɾaˈɲað̞o]) 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 44545, 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]. extrañado is at rank #26,844, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈɲað̞o].

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 44545, this pair ranks #136,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extraído vs extrañado

Shared letters: adeortx. Private to "extraído": í. Private to "extrañado": ñ.

"extraído" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV  ·  "extrañado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extraído" and "extrañado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ɾaˈið̞o] versus [ekst̪ɾaˈɲað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "extraído" or "extrañado" show up more?
"extraído" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,701 in our Spanish list, against #26,844 for "extrañado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "extraído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extrañado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #136,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extraído" and "extrañado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extrañado vs extrañan". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #136,459 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