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Which to use

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

#37,311
“estrato” frequency rank
#21,748
“extrato” frequency rank
59059
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estrato extrato
Definition conjunto diferenciado de rochas sedimentares com características físicas e com registros fósseis distintos de outras camadas que a precedem ou sucedem substância ou pedaço extraído:

Letter map: estrato vs extrato

Shared letters muted; letters that set estrato and extrato apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. estrato and extrato follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
estrato
7 ch
extrato

Spelling & dictionary notes on estrato vs extrato

estrato and extrato 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 a single letter - s in “estrato” becomes x in “extrato”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estrato is recorded at frequency rank #37,311, classified as anoun. 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 59059, this pair ranks #8,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of estrato vs extrato

Shared letters: aeort. Private to "estrato": s. Private to "extrato": x.

"estrato" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "extrato" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • estrato ← esrtato · esstrato · estarto · estraot · estratto · estrrato · estrtao · esttrato
  • extrato ← etxrato · exrtato · extarto · extraot · extratto · extrrato · extrtao · exttrato

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "estrato" and "extrato" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - s in “estrato” becomes x in “extrato”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "estrato" vs "extrato" - which ranks higher?
"extrato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,748 in our Portuguese list, against #37,311 for "estrato". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "estrato" and "extrato".

  • Full dictionary entry for "estrato" 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 #8,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estrato" and "extrato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estalo vs estrato". 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 #8,397 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