Which to use
“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.
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?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "extraído" or "extrañado" show up more?
What to do next
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 "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.