Which to use
“extrait” is a noun and “extraite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,613
- “extrait” frequency rank
- #20,444
- “extraite” frequency rank
- 23057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrait | extraite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Substance qu’on a extraite d’une autre par quelque opération. | Participe passé féminin singulier de extraire. |
Where the eye mixes extrait and extraite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extrait vs extraite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extrait is \ɛk.stʁɛ\ while extraite is \ɛks.tʁɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “extrait” sits inside “extraite”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extrait is recorded at frequency rank #2,613, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.stʁɛ\. extraite is at rank #20,444, 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 23057, this pair ranks #354,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extrait vs extraite
Shared letters: aeirtx. Private to "extrait": -. Private to "extraite": -.
"extrait" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC · "extraite" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extrait" and "extraite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extrait" vs "extraite" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "extrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extraite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrait" and "extraite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entracte vs extraite". 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 #354,611 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.