Which to use
“excedió” and “extendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,638
- “excedió” frequency rank
- #9,454
- “extendió” frequency rank
- 59092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excedió | extendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exceder o de excederse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes excedió and extendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. excedió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against extendió's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses excedió with extendió
A purely visual mix-up. excedió ([ekseˈð̞jo]) and extendió ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 59092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excedió is recorded at frequency rank #49,638, classified as averb, pronounced [ekseˈð̞jo]. extendió is at rank #9,454, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 59092, this pair ranks #63,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of excedió vs extendió
Shared letters: deixó. Private to "excedió": c. Private to "extendió": nt.
"excedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "extendió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "excedió" and "extendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "excedió" vs "extendió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "excedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excedió" and "extendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedido vs excedió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.