Which to use
“extrañado” is a verb and “extraño” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,844
- “extrañado” frequency rank
- #1,289
- “extraño” frequency rank
- 28133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrañado | extraño |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de extrañar o de extrañarse. | Dicho de una persona, que es ajeno a nuestra familia, grupo social, nación. |
Where the eye mixes extrañado and extraño
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extrañado runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against extraño's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: extrañado vs extraño
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extrañado is [ekst̪ɾaˈɲað̞o] while extraño is [eksˈt̪ɾaɲo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28133, 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]. extraño is at rank #1,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲo].
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 28133, this pair ranks #223,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extrañado vs extraño
Shared letters: aeortxñ. Private to "extrañado": d. Private to "extraño": -.
"extrañado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV · "extraño" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extrañado" and "extraño" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extrañado" vs "extraño" - which ranks higher?
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 "extrañado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extraño" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrañado" and "extraño" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extrañado vs extrañan". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #223,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.