Which to use
“extrañe” and “extreme” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,788
- “extrañe” frequency rank
- #36,042
- “extreme” frequency rank
- 67830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrañe | extreme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de extrañar o de extrañarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de extremar. |
Where the eye mixes extrañe and extreme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. extrañe and extreme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: extrañe vs extreme
A purely visual mix-up. extrañe ([eksˈt̪ɾaɲe]) and extreme ([eksˈt̪ɾeme]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extrañe is recorded at frequency rank #31,788, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲe]. extreme is at rank #36,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾeme].
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 67830, this pair ranks #36,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extrañe vs extreme
Shared letters: ertx. Private to "extrañe": añ. Private to "extreme": m.
"extrañe" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "extreme" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extreme ← etxreme · exrteme · exterme · extreem · extremme · extrmee · extrreme · exttreme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extrañe" and "extreme" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "extrañe" or "extreme"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "extrañe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extreme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrañe" and "extreme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrase vs extrañe". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #36,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.