Which to use
“ampliado” and “amplían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,757
- “ampliado” frequency rank
- #36,918
- “amplían” frequency rank
- 51675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampliado | amplían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de ampliar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ampliar. |
Where the eye mixes ampliado and amplían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ampliado runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against amplían's 7 (VCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ampliado and amplían
A purely visual mix-up. ampliado ([ãmˈpljað̞o]) and amplían ([ãmˈpliãn]) 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 51675, 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]. 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 51675, this pair ranks #96,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ampliado vs amplían
Shared letters: almp. Private to "ampliado": dio. Private to "amplían": ní.
"ampliado" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "amplían" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ampliado ← amlpiado · ammpliado · ampilado · amplaido · ampliaddo · ampliaod · amplidao · amplliado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ampliado" for "amplían" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ampliado" vs "amplían" - which ranks higher?
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 "ampliado" 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 #96,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampliado" 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 #96,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.