extender

/[ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,717

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

extender is aSpanishverb. It means: Abrir algo de forma que ocupe más espacio que antes. Pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. It ranks #7,717 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with extiende and extendió.

Key facts for extender
PropertyValue
Headwordextender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,717
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of extender in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for extender is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,717 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for extender, with forms such as "etxender", "exetnder", and "extedner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "extiende", "extendió", "extendía", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is extender, spelled E-X-T-E-N-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abrir algo de forma que ocupe más espacio que antes.
  2. 2
    Acomodar una serie de objetos que estaban amontonados o apilados de modo que ocupen una mayor superficie.
  3. 3
    Colocar o distribuir algo sobre una superficie.
  4. 4
    Hacer que algo que estaba contenido, encerrado o limitado ocupe un mayor espacio.
  5. 5
    Hacer que un hecho o noticia llegue a conocimiento de una gran cantidad de personas.
  6. 6
    Escribir un documento siguiendo los formalismos que exigen el uso o la ley.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etxender,exetnder,extedner,extendder,extenderr,extendre,extenedr,extennder,extneder,exttender,exxtender,xetender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for extender

Misspelling Variants of "extender"

etxender8exetnder8extedner8extendder9extenderr9extendre8extenedr8extennder9
Misspelling Variants of "extender"

Frequency rank: #7,717 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extender"?
"extender" is spelled E-X-T-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "extender" mean?
As a verb, "extender" means: Abrir algo de forma que ocupe más espacio que antes.
What words are commonly confused with "extender"?
"extender" is commonly confused with "extiende", "extendió", "extendía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extender" is [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extender" come from?
"extender" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.