Which to use
“amplía” and “ampliado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,769
- “amplía” frequency rank
- #14,757
- “ampliado” frequency rank
- 30526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amplía | ampliado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ampliar. | Participio de ampliar. |
Where the eye mixes amplía and ampliado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. amplía runs 6 letters (VCCCVV) against ampliado's 8 (VCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between amplía and ampliado
A purely visual mix-up. amplía ([ãmˈplia]) and ampliado ([ãmˈpljað̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30526, 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]. ampliado is at rank #14,757, tagged as averb, pronounced [ãmˈpljað̞o].
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 30526, this pair ranks #211,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amplía vs ampliado
Shared letters: almp. Private to "amplía": í. Private to "ampliado": dio.
"amplía" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVV · "ampliado" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ampliado ← amlpiado · ammpliado · ampilado · amplaido · ampliaddo · ampliaod · amplidao · amplliado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amplía" and "ampliado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "amplía" or "ampliado"?
Useful next steps
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 "ampliado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amplía" and "ampliado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampliado vs ampliaron". 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 #211,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.