extrañadovsextrañamosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,844
“extrañado” frequency rank
#31,346
“extrañamos” frequency rank
58190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extrañado extrañamos
Definition Participio de extrañar o de extrañarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de extrañar o de extrañarse.

Where the eye mixes extrañado and extrañamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. extrañado runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against extrañamos's 10 (VCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
extrañado
10 ch
extrañamos

Why the eye confuses extrañado with extrañamos

A purely visual mix-up. extrañado ([ekst̪ɾaˈɲað̞o]) and extrañamos ([ekst̪ɾaˈɲamos]) 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 58190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extrañado is recorded at frequency rank #26,844, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈɲað̞o]. extrañamos is at rank #31,346, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈɲamos].

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 58190, this pair ranks #67,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of extrañado vs extrañamos

Shared letters: aeortxñ. Private to "extrañado": d. Private to "extrañamos": ms.

"extrañado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "extrañamos" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extrañado" and "extrañamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ɾaˈɲað̞o] versus [ekst̪ɾaˈɲamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "extrañado" vs "extrañamos" - which ranks higher?
"extrañado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,844 in our Spanish list, against #31,346 for "extrañamos". 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 "extrañado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extrañamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extrañado" and "extrañamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extrañado vs extrañan". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #67,407 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