extração

noun

The verdict

“extração” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,543. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,543
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o ato ou efeito de extrair

Corpus desk

Index PT-extracao · extração · Portuguese

extração · rank #6,543 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,543
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH folga

Nearest frequency peer: folga (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “extração”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “extração” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

extração vs extrato
75% similar
extração vs extraído
75% similar
extração vs exumação
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for extração
PropertyValue
Headwordextração
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,543
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “extração”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.extraçãocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “folga” (#6,544), “gratidão” (#6,547), “envio” (#6,538). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “extração” fica em #6,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around extração, anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,543 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for extração, with forms such as "etxração", "exrtação", and "extarção". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "extrato", "extraído", "exumação", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is extração, spelled E-X-T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato ou efeito de extrair
  2. 2
    sorteio de loteria
  3. 3
    raça ou parentesco; origem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how extração appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Esse faminto paga a CPMF repassada em cascata no preço de todos os bens e serviços, desde a extração, produção, transporte até a venda.
  2. Contos, racontos, fábulas, versificações 'moralizantes', quadrinhas, e até mesmo 'canções trovadorescas', de fina extração, costumam multiplicar um expressivo zôo de signos e significantes.

Synonyms

extracção

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxração
  • exrtação
  • extarção
  • extraãço
  • extraçoã
  • extrração
  • extrçaão
  • exttração
  • exxtração
  • xetração

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extração - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etxração2exrtação2extarção2extraãço2extraçoã2extrração1extrçaão2exttração1
Edit distance from "extração"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extração"?
"extração" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "extração" mean?
As a noun, "extração" means: o ato ou efeito de extrair
What words are commonly confused with "extração"?
"extração" is commonly confused with "extrato", "extraído", "exumação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "extração" come from?
"extração" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extração", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list