Which to use
“excedido” and “extendido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,822
- “excedido” frequency rank
- #8,117
- “extendido” frequency rank
- 48939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excedido | extendido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de exceder. | Participio de extender. |
Where the eye mixes excedido and extendido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. excedido runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against extendido's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: excedido vs extendido
A purely visual mix-up. excedido ([ekseˈð̞ið̞o]) and extendido ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 48939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excedido is recorded at frequency rank #40,822, classified as averb, pronounced [ekseˈð̞ið̞o]. extendido is at rank #8,117, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].
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 48939, this pair ranks #111,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of excedido vs extendido
Shared letters: deiox. Private to "excedido": c. Private to "extendido": nt.
"excedido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "extendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "excedido" for "extendido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "excedido" vs "extendido" - which ranks higher?
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 "excedido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excedido" and "extendido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedido vs excedió". 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 #111,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.