Which to use
“extinção” and “extração” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,233
- “extinção” frequency rank
- #6,543
- “extração” frequency rank
- 10776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extinção | extração |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de extinguir(-se); eliminação total | o ato ou efeito de extrair |
Letter map: extinção vs extração
Shared letters muted; letters that set extinção and extração apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. extinção (VCCVCCVV) and extração (VCCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: extinção and extração
extinção and extração 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extinção is recorded at frequency rank #4,233, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.tĩ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. extração is at rank #6,543, tagged as anoun.
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 10776, this pair ranks #62,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extinção vs extração
Shared letters: eotxãç. Private to "extinção": in. Private to "extração": ar.
"extinção" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "extração" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extinção" and "extração" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "extinção" vs "extração" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "extinção" vs "extração" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "extinção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extinção" and "extração" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expiração vs extração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.