Which to use
“extraits” and “extras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,939
- “extraits” frequency rank
- #34,092
- “extras” frequency rank
- 39031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extraits | extras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de extrait. | Pluriel de extra. |
Where the eye mixes extraits and extras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between extraits and extras
A purely visual mix-up. extraits (\ɛks.tʁɛ\) and extras (\ɛk.stʁa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extraits is recorded at frequency rank #4,939, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛks.tʁɛ\. extras is at rank #34,092, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.stʁa\.
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 39031, this pair ranks #251,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extraits vs extras
Shared letters: aerstx. Private to "extraits": i. Private to "extras": -.
"extraits" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCC · "extras" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extraits" and "extras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "extraits" or "extras" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "extraits" and "extras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extraits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extraits" and "extras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extase 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 #251,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.