Which to use
“extraites” is a verb and “extraits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,364
- “extraites” frequency rank
- #4,939
- “extraits” frequency rank
- 31303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extraites | extraits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de extraire. | Pluriel de extrait. |
Where the eye mixes extraites and extraits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between extraites and extraits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extraites is \ɛks.tʁɛt\ while extraits is \ɛks.tʁɛ\. 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 31303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extraites is recorded at frequency rank #26,364, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛks.tʁɛt\. extraits is at rank #4,939, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.tʁɛ\.
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 31303, this pair ranks #304,626 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extraites vs extraits
Shared letters: aeirstx. Private to "extraites": -. Private to "extraits": -.
"extraites" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "extraits" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extraites" and "extraits" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "extraites" or "extraits" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "extraites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extraits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,626 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extraites" and "extraits" 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 #304,626 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.