Which to use
“extended” and “extends” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,293
- “extended” frequency rank
- #7,224
- “extends” frequency rank
- 9517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extended | extends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of extend | third-person singular simple present indicative of extend |
Where the eye mixes extended and extends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extended vs extends
A purely visual mix-up. extended (/ɛkˈstɛndɪd/) and extends (/ɛkˈstɛndz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extended is recorded at frequency rank #2,293, classified as averb, pronounced /ɛkˈstɛndɪd/. extends is at rank #7,224, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɛkˈstɛndz/.
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 9517, this pair ranks #497,015 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extended vs extends
Shared letters: dentx. Private to "extended": -. Private to "extends": s.
"extended" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "extends" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extended" and "extends" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "extended" vs "extends" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "extended" and "extends" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extended" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #497,015 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extended" and "extends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extender vs extends". 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 #497,015 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.