Which to use
“entendimos” is a verb and “extendidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,332
- “entendimos” frequency rank
- #26,842
- “extendidos” frequency rank
- 58174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendimos | extendidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de entender o de entenderse. | Forma del plural de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes entendimos and extendidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. entendimos and extendidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between entendimos and extendidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entendimos is [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪imos] while extendidos is [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendimos is recorded at frequency rank #31,332, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪imos]. 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 58174, this pair ranks #67,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entendimos vs extendidos
Shared letters: deinost. Private to "entendimos": m. Private to "extendidos": x.
"entendimos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "extendidos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entendimos ← enetndimos · enntendimos · entednimos · entenddimos · entendimmos · entendimoss · entendimso · entendioms
- extendidos ← etxendidos · exetndidos · extednidos · extenddidos · extenddios · extendiddos · extendidoss · extendidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entendimos" for "extendidos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendimos" 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 #67,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendimos" and "extendidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendidas vs entendimos". 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 #67,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.