Which to use
“estrito” is an adjective and “extrato” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,088
- “estrito” frequency rank
- #21,748
- “extrato” frequency rank
- 48836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estrito | extrato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que segue determinado modelo ou padrão, não admitindo desvios: | substância ou pedaço extraído: |
Where the eye mixes estrito and extrato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. estrito and extrato follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses estrito with extrato
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: estrito is /ɪʃ.ˈtɾi.tʊ/ while extrato is /ɐjʃ.ˈtɾa.tu/. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estrito is recorded at frequency rank #27,088, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɪʃ.ˈtɾi.tʊ/. 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 48836, this pair ranks #16,295 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of estrito vs extrato
Shared letters: eort. Private to "estrito": is. Private to "extrato": ax.
"estrito" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "extrato" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "estrito" for "extrato" ever safe?
Frequency check: "estrito" vs "extrato" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "estrito" 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 #16,295 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estrito" and "extrato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esteio vs estrito". 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 #16,295 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.