Which to use
“amplía” is a verb and “ampliada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,769
- “amplía” frequency rank
- #22,934
- “ampliada” frequency rank
- 38703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amplía | ampliada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ampliar. | Forma del femenino de ampliado, participio de ampliar. |
Where the eye mixes amplía and ampliada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: amplía vs ampliada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amplía is [ãmˈplia] while ampliada is [ãmˈpljað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amplía is recorded at frequency rank #15,769, classified as averb, pronounced [ãmˈplia]. ampliada is at rank #22,934, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ãmˈpljað̞a].
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 38703, this pair ranks #168,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amplía vs ampliada
Shared letters: almp. Private to "amplía": í. Private to "ampliada": di.
"amplía" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "ampliada" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ampliada ← amlpiada · ammpliada · ampilada · amplaida · ampliaad · ampliadda · amplidaa · amplliada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amplía" for "ampliada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amplía" vs "ampliada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amplía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ampliada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amplía" and "ampliada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampliada vs ampliará". 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 #168,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.