Which to use
“ETA” is an abbrev and “extra” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,862
- “ETA” frequency rank
- #2,880
- “extra” frequency rank
- 21742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ETA | extra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Euskadi Ta Askatasuna ("Pátria Basca e Liberdade"), organização paramilitar que defende a independência do País Basco em relação à Espanha. | além do normal |
Where the eye mixes ETA and extra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ETA vs extra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ETA is /ˈɛː.ta/ while extra is /ˈɜiʃtrɜ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (abbrev vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ETA is recorded at frequency rank #18,862, classified as anabbrev, pronounced /ˈɛː.ta/. 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 21742, this pair ranks #48,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ETA vs extra
Shared letters: aet. Private to "ETA": -. Private to "extra": rx.
"ETA" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "extra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extra ← etxra · exrta · extar · extrra · exttra · exxtra · xetra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ETA" for "extra" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ETA" or "extra" show up more?
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 "ETA" 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 #48,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ETA" and "extra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ETA vs être". 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 #48,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.