Which to use
“entendió” and “extendía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,449
- “entendió” frequency rank
- #22,696
- “extendía” frequency rank
- 32145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entendió | extendía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de entender o de entenderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes entendió and extendía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entendió and extendía follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: entendió vs extendía
A purely visual mix-up. entendió ([ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and extendía ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) 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 32145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entendió is recorded at frequency rank #9,449, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. extendía is at rank #22,696, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ia].
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 32145, this pair ranks #203,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entendió vs extendía
Shared letters: dent. Private to "entendió": ió. Private to "extendía": axí.
"entendió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "extendía" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "entendió" and "extendía" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entendió" or "extendía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "entendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entendió" and "extendía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extendía vs extendían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #203,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.