Which to use
“entre” is a preposition and “extra” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #71
- “entre” frequency rank
- #2,880
- “extra” frequency rank
- 2951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entre | extra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designa relação de situação em meio de, ou de situação no espaço que separa | além do normal |
Where the eye mixes entre and extra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entre with extra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entre is /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/ while extra is /ˈɜiʃtrɜ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entre is recorded at frequency rank #71, classified as aprep, pronounced /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/. extra is at rank #2,880, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɜiʃtrɜ/.
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 2951, this pair ranks #72,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entre vs extra
Shared letters: ert. Private to "entre": n. Private to "extra": ax.
"entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "extra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entre" and "extra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "entre" or "extra" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entre" and "extra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entre" and "extra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "être vs extra". 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 #72,272 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.