Which to use
“extinto” is an adjective and “extrato” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,137
- “extinto” frequency rank
- #21,748
- “extrato” frequency rank
- 35885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extinto | extrato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se extinguiu | substância ou pedaço extraído: |
Where the eye mixes extinto and extrato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. extinto (VCCVCCV) and extrato (VCCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: extinto vs extrato
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extinto is /ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.tu/ 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 35885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extinto is recorded at frequency rank #14,137, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.ˈtĩ.tu/. 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 35885, this pair ranks #31,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extinto vs extrato
Shared letters: eotx. Private to "extinto": in. Private to "extrato": ar.
"extinto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "extrato" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extinto" and "extrato" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "extinto" or "extrato" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "extinto" and "extrato" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extinto" 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 #31,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extinto" and "extrato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estrato vs extrato". 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 #31,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.