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

#48,982
“entendidas” frequency rank
#10,851
“extendida” frequency rank
59833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entendidas extendida
Definition Forma del femenino plural de entendido, participio de entender. Forma del femenino de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse.

Where the eye mixes entendidas and extendida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
entendidas
9 ch
extendida

Visual trap between entendidas and extendida

A purely visual mix-up. entendidas ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entendidas is recorded at frequency rank #48,982, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]. 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 59833, this pair ranks #61,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of entendidas vs extendida

Shared letters: adeint. Private to "entendidas": s. Private to "extendida": x.

"entendidas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC  ·  "extendida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entendidasenetndidas · enntendidas · entednidas · entenddias · entenddidas · entendiads · entendidass · entendiddas
  • extendidaetxendida · exetndida · extednida · extenddia · extenddida · extendiad · extendidda · extenidda

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entendidas" and "extendida" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as] versus [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entendidas" or "extendida"?
"extendida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,851 in our Spanish list, against #48,982 for "entendidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entendidas" 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 #61,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entendidas" and "extendida" 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 #61,173 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