Which to use
“extrañado” and “extrañan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,844
- “extrañado” frequency rank
- #36,041
- “extrañan” frequency rank
- 62885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrañado | extrañan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de extrañar o de extrañarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extrañar o de extrañarse. |
Where the eye mixes extrañado and extrañan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extrañado runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against extrañan's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between extrañado and extrañan
A purely visual mix-up. extrañado ([ekst̪ɾaˈɲað̞o]) and extrañan ([eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn]) 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 62885, 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]. extrañan is at rank #36,041, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn].
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 62885, this pair ranks #50,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extrañado vs extrañan
Shared letters: aertxñ. Private to "extrañado": do. Private to "extrañan": n.
"extrañado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "extrañan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extrañado" for "extrañan" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "extrañado" and "extrañan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extrañado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrañan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrañado" and "extrañan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estrenan vs extrañan". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.