Is vanilla extract and vanilla flavoring the same?

In a recipe the terms vanilla and vanilla extract are generally used interchangeably

No

Imitation vanilla is manufactured either from clove oil (eugenol) or as a breakdown product of lignin from a conifer (e.g., spruce, Picea). Pure vanilla chemically has over 200 elemental chemicals...

There is a bit of a crisper flavor with pure vanilla but extract does work.

no