Which to use
“êxito” is a noun and “extinto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,806
- “êxito” frequency rank
- #14,137
- “extinto” frequency rank
- 19943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | êxito | extinto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resultado | que se extinguiu |
Where the eye mixes êxito and extinto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses êxito with extinto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: êxito is /ˈɐj.zi.tu/ while extinto is /ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.tu/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
êxito is recorded at frequency rank #5,806, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐj.zi.tu/. extinto is at rank #14,137, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.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 19943, this pair ranks #50,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of êxito vs extinto
Shared letters: iotx. Private to "êxito": ê. Private to "extinto": en.
"êxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "extinto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extinto ← etxinto · exitnto · extinnto · extinot · extintto · extitno · extnito · exttinto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "êxito" for "extinto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "êxito" vs "extinto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "êxito" and "extinto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "êxito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extinto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "êxito" and "extinto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edite vs êxito". 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 #50,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.