Which to use
“excesivo” and “extensivo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,259
- “excesivo” frequency rank
- #33,120
- “extensivo” frequency rank
- 41379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excesivo | extensivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que excede, que va más allá de lo normal. | Que se extiende o se puede extender, comunicar y aplicar a más objetos que los nombrados en caso determinado. |
Where the eye mixes excesivo and extensivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. excesivo runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against extensivo's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses excesivo with extensivo
A purely visual mix-up. excesivo ([ekseˈsiβ̞o]) and extensivo ([ekst̪ẽnˈsiβ̞o]) 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 41379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excesivo is recorded at frequency rank #8,259, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekseˈsiβ̞o]. extensivo is at rank #33,120, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekst̪ẽnˈsiβ̞o].
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 41379, this pair ranks #153,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of excesivo vs extensivo
Shared letters: eiosvx. Private to "excesivo": c. Private to "extensivo": nt.
"excesivo" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "extensivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "excesivo" for "extensivo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "excesivo" or "extensivo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "excesivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extensivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excesivo" and "extensivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extension vs extensivo". 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 #153,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.