Which to use
“entendidas” and “extendidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,982
- “entendidas” frequency rank
- #26,842
- “extendidos” frequency rank
- 75824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendidas | extendidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de entendido, participio de entender. | Forma del plural de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes entendidas and extendidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between entendidas and extendidos
A purely visual mix-up. entendidas ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]) 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 75824, 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]. 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 75824, this pair ranks #18,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entendidas vs extendidos
Shared letters: deinst. Private to "entendidas": a. Private to "extendidos": ox.
"entendidas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "extendidos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendidas ← enetndidas · enntendidas · entednidas · entenddias · entenddidas · entendiads · entendidass · entendiddas
- extendidos ← etxendidos · exetndidos · extednidos · extenddidos · extenddios · extendiddos · extendidoss · extendidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendidas" for "extendidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "entendidas" vs "extendidos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendidas" 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 #18,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendidas" 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 #18,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.