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

#38,116
“extrajudicial” frequency rank
#40,827
“extrajudiciales” frequency rank
78943
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extrajudicial extrajudiciales
Definition Que se resuelve por fuera de la vía judicial. Forma del plural de extrajudicial.

Where the eye mixes extrajudicial and extrajudiciales

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. extrajudicial runs 13 letters (VCCCVCVCVCVVC) against extrajudiciales's 15 (VCCCVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
extrajudicial
15 ch
extrajudiciales

Why the eye confuses extrajudicial with extrajudiciales

A purely visual mix-up. extrajudicial ([ekst̪ɾaxuð̞iˈsjal]) and extrajudiciales ([ekst̪ɾaxuð̞iˈsjales]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “extrajudicial” sits inside “extrajudiciales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extrajudicial is recorded at frequency rank #38,116, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaxuð̞iˈsjal]. extrajudiciales is at rank #40,827, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaxuð̞iˈsjales].

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 78943, this pair ranks #13,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of extrajudicial vs extrajudiciales

Shared letters: acdeijlrtux. Private to "extrajudicial": -. Private to "extrajudiciales": s.

"extrajudicial" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCVVC  ·  "extrajudiciales" · 15 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extrajudicial ← etxrajudicial · exrtajudicial · extarjudicial · extrajduicial · extrajjudicial · extrajudciial · extrajuddicial · extrajudicail
  • extrajudiciales ← etxrajudiciales · exrtajudiciales · extarjudiciales · extrajduiciales · extrajjudiciales · extrajudciiales · extrajuddiciales · extrajudicailes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extrajudicial" and "extrajudiciales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ɾaxuð̞iˈsjal] versus [ekst̪ɾaxuð̞iˈsjales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "extrajudicial" or "extrajudiciales"?
"extrajudicial" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,116 in our Spanish list, against #40,827 for "extrajudiciales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "extrajudicial" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extrajudiciales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #13,710 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