Which to use
“estrago” and “extrato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,434
- “estrago” frequency rank
- #21,748
- “extrato” frequency rank
- 34182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estrago | extrato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deterioração, prejuízo, dano | substância ou pedaço extraído: |
Where the eye mixes estrago and extrato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. estrago and extrato follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between estrago and extrato
A purely visual mix-up. estrago (/iʃ.ˈtɾa.ɡu/) and extrato (/ɐjʃ.ˈtɾa.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estrago is recorded at frequency rank #12,434, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈtɾa.ɡu/. extrato is at rank #21,748, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.ˈtɾa.tu/.
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 34182, this pair ranks #33,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of estrago vs extrato
Shared letters: aeort. Private to "estrago": gs. Private to "extrato": x.
"estrago" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "extrato" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "estrago" for "extrato" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "estrago" or "extrato" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "estrago" and "extrato" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "estrago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estrago" and "extrato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estrato vs extrato". 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 #33,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.