estaçãovsextraçãoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“estação” and “extração” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,116
“estação” frequency rank
#6,543
“extração” frequency rank
7659
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estação extração
Definition cada uma das quatro grandes divisões climatológicas do ano o ato ou efeito de extrair

Letter map: estação vs extração

Shared letters muted; letters that set estação and extração apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. estação runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against extração's 8 (VCCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
estação
8 ch
extração

Spelling & dictionary notes on estação vs extração

estação and extração are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estação is recorded at frequency rank #1,116, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. extração is at rank #6,543, tagged as anoun.

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 7659, this pair ranks #66,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of estação vs extração

Shared letters: aeotãç. Private to "estação": s. Private to "extração": rx.

"estação" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "extração" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "estação" and "extração" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "estação" or "extração"?
"estação" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,116 in our Portuguese list, against #6,543 for "extração". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "estação" and "extração". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "estação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estação" and "extração" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expiração vs extração". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #66,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list