extenso

/[eksˈt̪ẽnso]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,718

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

extenso is anSpanishadj. It means: que tiene extensión Pronounced [eksˈt̪ẽnso]. It ranks #7,718 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with externo and extinto.

Key facts for extenso
PropertyValue
Headwordextenso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[eksˈt̪ẽnso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,718
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for extenso is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksˈt̪ẽnso]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,718 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que tiene extensión".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for extenso, with forms such as "etxenso", "exetnso", and "extennso". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "externo", "extinto", "exceso", 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 extenso, spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tiene extensión

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etxenso,exetnso,extennso,extenos,extensso,extesno,extneso,exttenso,exxtenso,xetenso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for extenso

Misspelling Variants of "extenso"

etxenso7exetnso7extennso8extenos7extensso8extesno7extneso7exttenso8
Misspelling Variants of "extenso"

Frequency rank: #7,718 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extenso"?
"extenso" is spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈt̪ẽnso].
What does "extenso" mean?
As an adj, "extenso" means: que tiene extensión
What words are commonly confused with "extenso"?
"extenso" is commonly confused with "externo", "extinto", "exceso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extenso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extenso" is [eksˈt̪ẽnso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extenso" come from?
"extenso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Spanish index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.