Which to use
“extraire” and “extraites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,852
- “extraire” frequency rank
- #26,364
- “extraites” frequency rank
- 35216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extraire | extraites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer ou retirer une chose d’un lieu, d’un corps dans lequel elle s’est formée ou introduite. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de extraire. |
Where the eye mixes extraire and extraites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between extraire and extraites
A purely visual mix-up. extraire (\ɛks.tʁɛʁ\) and extraites (\ɛks.tʁɛt\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35216, 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\. extraites is at rank #26,364, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛks.tʁɛt\.
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 35216, this pair ranks #278,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extraire vs extraites
Shared letters: aeirtx. Private to "extraire": -. Private to "extraites": s.
"extraire" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "extraites" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extraire" for "extraites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "extraire" vs "extraites" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "extraire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extraites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extraire" and "extraites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extraite vs extraites". 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 #278,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.