Which to use
“extraños” and “extras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,512
- “extraños” frequency rank
- #9,819
- “extras” frequency rank
- 15331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extraños | extras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de extraño. | Composición que imita el diamante. |
Where the eye mixes extraños and extras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extraños vs extras
A purely visual mix-up. extraños ([eksˈt̪ɾaɲos]) and extras ([ˈekst̪ɾas]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extraños is recorded at frequency rank #5,512, classified as anoun, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲos]. extras is at rank #9,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈekst̪ɾas].
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 15331, this pair ranks #280,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extraños vs extras
Shared letters: aerstx. Private to "extraños": oñ. Private to "extras": -.
"extraños" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "extras" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- extras ← etxras · exrtas · extars · extrass · extrras · extrsa · exttras · exxtras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extraños" for "extras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "extraños" vs "extras" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "extraños" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extraños" and "extras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrase vs extras". 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 #280,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.