Which to use
“effraction” and “extraction” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,733
- “effraction” frequency rank
- #7,187
- “extraction” frequency rank
- 25920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effraction | extraction |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bris de clôture, de meuble, de serrure que fait un voleur pour dérober. | Action d’extraire. |
Where the eye mixes effraction and extraction
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: effraction vs extraction
A purely visual mix-up. effraction (\e.fʁak.sjɔ̃\) and extraction (\ɛk.stʁak.sjɔ̃\) 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 25920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effraction is recorded at frequency rank #18,733, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.fʁak.sjɔ̃\. extraction is at rank #7,187, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.stʁak.sjɔ̃\.
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 25920, this pair ranks #338,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of effraction vs extraction
Shared letters: aceinort. Private to "effraction": f. Private to "extraction": x.
"effraction" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVC · "extraction" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- effraction ← effarction · effracction · effraciton · effractino · effractionn · effractoin · effracttion · effratcion
- extraction ← etxraction · exrtaction · extarction · extracction · extraciton · extractino · extractionn · extractoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "effraction" and "extraction" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "effraction" vs "extraction" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "effraction" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extraction" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effraction" and "extraction" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extraction vs extradition". 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 #338,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.