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

#41,886
“entendés” frequency rank
#7,717
“extender” frequency rank
49603
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entendés extender
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de entender o de entenderse. Abrir algo de forma que ocupe más espacio que antes.

Where the eye mixes entendés and extender

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entendés and extender follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
entendés
8 ch
extender

Visual trap between entendés and extender

A purely visual mix-up. entendés ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪es]) and extender ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entendés is recorded at frequency rank #41,886, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪es]. extender is at rank #7,717, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].

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 49603, this pair ranks #107,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entendés vs extender

Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendés": sé. Private to "extender": rx.

"entendés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "extender" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extender ← etxender · exetnder · extedner · extendder · extenderr · extendre · extenedr · extennder

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entendés" and "extender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪es] versus [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entendés" or "extender" show up more?
"extender" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,717 in our Spanish list, against #41,886 for "entendés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entendés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #107,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entendés" and "extender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendéis vs entendés". 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 #107,886 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