Which to use
“entendida” and “extendida” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,978
- “entendida” frequency rank
- #10,851
- “extendida” frequency rank
- 31829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendida | extendida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de entendido, participio de entender. | Forma del femenino de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes entendida and extendida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses entendida with extendida
A purely visual mix-up. entendida ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) and extendida ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) 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 a single letter - n in “entendida” becomes x in “extendida”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendida is recorded at frequency rank #20,978, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. extendida is at rank #10,851, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a].
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 31829, this pair ranks #205,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendida vs extendida
Shared letters: adeint. Private to "entendida": -. Private to "extendida": x.
"entendida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extendida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendida" for "extendida" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entendida" vs "extendida" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendida" and "extendida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendida 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 #205,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.