Which to use
“encendido” and “extendido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,287
- “encendido” frequency rank
- #8,117
- “extendido” frequency rank
- 17404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encendido | extendido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de encender. | Participio de extender. |
Where the eye mixes encendido and extendido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. encendido and extendido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses encendido with extendido
A purely visual mix-up. encendido ([ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and extendido ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 17404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encendido is recorded at frequency rank #9,287, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. extendido is at rank #8,117, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].
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 17404, this pair ranks #272,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encendido vs extendido
Shared letters: deino. Private to "encendido": c. Private to "extendido": tx.
"encendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encendido" and "extendido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "encendido" vs "extendido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "encendido" and "extendido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encendido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encendido" and "extendido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extendían vs extendido". 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 #272,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.