Which to use
“encendidas” and “extendidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,677
- “encendidas” frequency rank
- #25,272
- “extendidas” frequency rank
- 47949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encendidas | extendidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de encendido, participio de encender. | Forma del femenino plural de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes encendidas and extendidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encendidas and extendidas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses encendidas with extendidas
A purely visual mix-up. encendidas ([ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]) and extendidas ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encendidas is recorded at frequency rank #22,677, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]. extendidas is at rank #25,272, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as].
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 47949, this pair ranks #117,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encendidas vs extendidas
Shared letters: adeins. Private to "encendidas": c. Private to "extendidas": tx.
"encendidas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "extendidas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encendidas ← ecnendidas · enccendidas · encednidas · encenddias · encenddidas · encendiads · encendidass · encendiddas
- extendidas ← etxendidas · exetndidas · extednidas · extenddias · extenddidas · extendiads · extendidass · extendiddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encendidas" and "extendidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "encendidas" or "extendidas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encendidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encendidas" and "extendidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendidas vs extendidas". 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 #117,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.