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“ampliado” and “ampliamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,757
“ampliado” frequency rank
#46,916
“ampliamos” frequency rank
61673
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ampliado ampliamos
Definition Participio de ampliar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de ampliar.

Where the eye mixes ampliado and ampliamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ampliado runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against ampliamos's 9 (VCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
ampliado
9 ch
ampliamos

Visual trap between ampliado and ampliamos

A purely visual mix-up. ampliado ([ãmˈpljað̞o]) and ampliamos ([ãmˈpljamos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ampliado is recorded at frequency rank #14,757, classified as averb, pronounced [ãmˈpljað̞o]. ampliamos is at rank #46,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [ãmˈpljamos].

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 61673, this pair ranks #54,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ampliado vs ampliamos

Shared letters: ailmop. Private to "ampliado": d. Private to "ampliamos": s.

"ampliado" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV  ·  "ampliamos" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ampliado ← amlpiado · ammpliado · ampilado · amplaido · ampliaddo · ampliaod · amplidao · amplliado
  • ampliamos ← amlpiamos · ammpliamos · ampilamos · amplaimos · ampliammos · ampliamoss · ampliamso · ampliaoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ampliado" for "ampliamos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ãmˈpljað̞o] versus [ãmˈpljamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ampliado" vs "ampliamos" - which ranks higher?
"ampliado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,757 in our Spanish list, against #46,916 for "ampliamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "ampliado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ampliamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ampliado" and "ampliamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampliamos 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 #54,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list