Which to use
“ampliada” is a participle and “amplían” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,934
- “ampliada” frequency rank
- #36,918
- “amplían” frequency rank
- 59852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampliada | amplían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de ampliado, participio de ampliar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ampliar. |
Where the eye mixes ampliada and amplían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ampliada vs amplían
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ampliada is [ãmˈpljað̞a] while amplían is [ãmˈpliãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ampliada is recorded at frequency rank #22,934, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ãmˈpljað̞a]. amplían is at rank #36,918, tagged as averb, pronounced [ãmˈpliãn].
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 59852, this pair ranks #61,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ampliada vs amplían
Shared letters: almp. Private to "ampliada": di. Private to "amplían": ní.
"ampliada" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "amplían" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ampliada ← amlpiada · ammpliada · ampilada · amplaida · ampliaad · ampliadda · amplidaa · amplliada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ampliada" and "amplían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ampliada" or "amplían"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ampliada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amplían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampliada" and "amplían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amplían 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 #61,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.