Which to use
“encendidos” and “extendidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,107
- “encendidos” frequency rank
- #26,842
- “extendidos” frequency rank
- 59949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encendidos | extendidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de encendido, participio de encender. | Forma del plural de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes encendidos and extendidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encendidos and extendidos 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 encendidos with extendidos
A purely visual mix-up. encendidos ([ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) and extendidos ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) 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 59949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encendidos is recorded at frequency rank #33,107, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]. extendidos is at rank #26,842, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os].
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 59949, this pair ranks #60,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encendidos vs extendidos
Shared letters: deinos. Private to "encendidos": c. Private to "extendidos": tx.
"encendidos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "extendidos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encendidos ← ecnendidos · enccendidos · encednidos · encenddidos · encenddios · encendiddos · encendidoss · encendidso
- extendidos ← etxendidos · exetndidos · extednidos · extenddidos · extenddios · extendiddos · extendidoss · extendidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encendidos" and "extendidos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "encendidos" vs "extendidos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "encendidos" and "extendidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encendidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encendidos" and "extendidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encendidos vs entendidas". 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 #60,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.