Which to use
“extrañaba” and “extrañado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,781
- “extrañaba” frequency rank
- #26,844
- “extrañado” frequency rank
- 50625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrañaba | extrañado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de extrañar o de extrañarse. | Participio de extrañar o de extrañarse. |
Where the eye mixes extrañaba and extrañado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extrañaba and extrañado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: extrañaba vs extrañado
A purely visual mix-up. extrañaba ([ekst̪ɾaˈɲaβ̞a]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extrañaba is recorded at frequency rank #23,781, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈɲaβ̞a]. 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 50625, this pair ranks #102,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extrañaba vs extrañado
Shared letters: aertxñ. Private to "extrañaba": b. Private to "extrañado": do.
"extrañaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "extrañado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extrañaba" and "extrañado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "extrañaba" or "extrañado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "extrañaba" 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 #102,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrañaba" and "extrañado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrenaba vs extrañaba". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.