Which to use
“extrañan” and “extrañar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,041
- “extrañan” frequency rank
- #8,382
- “extrañar” frequency rank
- 44423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrañan | extrañar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extrañar o de extrañarse. | Apartar, privar a alguno del trato y comunicación que se tenía con él. |
Where the eye mixes extrañan and extrañar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extrañan and extrañar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: extrañan vs extrañar
A purely visual mix-up. extrañan ([eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “extrañan” becomes r in “extrañar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extrañan is recorded at frequency rank #36,041, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲãn]. 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 44423, this pair ranks #137,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extrañan vs extrañar
Shared letters: aertxñ. Private to "extrañan": n. Private to "extrañar": -.
"extrañan" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "extrañar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "extrañan" vs "extrañar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "extrañan" 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 #137,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrañan" and "extrañar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estrenan vs extrañan". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #137,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.