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

#37,612
“extrajo” frequency rank
#31,788
“extrañe” frequency rank
69400
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extrajo extrañe
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extraer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de extrañar o de extrañarse.

Where the eye mixes extrajo and extrañe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
extrajo
7 ch
extrañe

Visual trap between extrajo and extrañe

A purely visual mix-up. extrajo ([eksˈt̪ɾaxo]) and extrañe ([eksˈt̪ɾaɲe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extrajo is recorded at frequency rank #37,612, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaxo]. extrañe is at rank #31,788, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲe].

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 69400, this pair ranks #32,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of extrajo vs extrañe

Shared letters: aertx. Private to "extrajo": jo. Private to "extrañe": ñ.

"extrajo" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "extrañe" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "extrajo" for "extrañe" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eksˈt̪ɾaxo] versus [eksˈt̪ɾaɲe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "extrajo" vs "extrañe" - which ranks higher?
"extrañe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,788 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "extrajo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extrañe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extrajo" and "extrañe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrase 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 #32,073 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