Which to use
“extraire” is a verb and “extrait” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,852
- “extraire” frequency rank
- #2,613
- “extrait” frequency rank
- 11465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extraire | extrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer ou retirer une chose d’un lieu, d’un corps dans lequel elle s’est formée ou introduite. | Substance qu’on a extraite d’une autre par quelque opération. |
Where the eye mixes extraire and extrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses extraire with extrait
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extraire is \ɛks.tʁɛʁ\ while extrait is \ɛk.stʁɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extraire is recorded at frequency rank #8,852, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛks.tʁɛʁ\. extrait is at rank #2,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.stʁɛ\.
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 11465, this pair ranks #409,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extraire vs extrait
Shared letters: aeirtx. Private to "extraire": -. Private to "extrait": -.
"extraire" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "extrait" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extraire" for "extrait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "extraire" vs "extrait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "extraire" and "extrait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extraire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extraire" and "extrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extrait 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 #409,052 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.