Which to use
“extrañado” and “extrañar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,844
- “extrañado” frequency rank
- #8,382
- “extrañar” frequency rank
- 35226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrañado | extrañar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de extrañar o de extrañarse. | Apartar, privar a alguno del trato y comunicación que se tenía con él. |
Where the eye mixes extrañado and extrañar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extrañado runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against extrañar's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: extrañado vs extrañar
A purely visual mix-up. extrañado ([ekst̪ɾaˈɲað̞o]) and extrañar ([ekst̪ɾaˈɲaɾ]) 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 35226, 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]. extrañar is at rank #8,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ɾaˈɲaɾ].
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 35226, this pair ranks #187,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extrañado vs extrañar
Shared letters: aertxñ. Private to "extrañado": do. Private to "extrañar": -.
"extrañado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "extrañar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extrañado" for "extrañar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "extrañado" or "extrañar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "extrañado" and "extrañar" 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 "extrañar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrañado" and "extrañar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extrañado vs extrañan". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #187,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.