Which to use
“extrato” is a noun and “extremo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,748
- “extrato” frequency rank
- #5,099
- “extremo” frequency rank
- 26847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrato | extremo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | substância ou pedaço extraído: | situado na extremidade |
Where the eye mixes extrato and extremo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. extrato and extremo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: extrato vs extremo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extrato is /ɐjʃ.ˈtɾa.tu/ while extremo is /ɐjʃ.ˈtɾe.mu/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extrato is recorded at frequency rank #21,748, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐjʃ.ˈtɾa.tu/. extremo is at rank #5,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.ˈtɾe.mu/.
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 26847, this pair ranks #42,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extrato vs extremo
Shared letters: eortx. Private to "extrato": a. Private to "extremo": m.
"extrato" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "extremo" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extrato" and "extremo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "extrato" vs "extremo" - 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 "extrato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extremo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrato" and "extremo" 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 #42,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.