Which to use
“expande” and “expanden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,364
- “expande” frequency rank
- #44,191
- “expanden” frequency rank
- 64555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expande | expanden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expandir o de expandirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expandir. |
Where the eye mixes expande and expanden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. expande runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against expanden's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between expande and expanden
A purely visual mix-up. expande ([eksˈpãn̪d̪e]) and expanden ([eksˈpãn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “expande” sits inside “expanden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expande is recorded at frequency rank #20,364, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈpãn̪d̪e]. expanden is at rank #44,191, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈpãn̪d̪ẽn].
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 64555, this pair ranks #45,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expande vs expanden
Shared letters: adenpx. Private to "expande": -. Private to "expanden": -.
"expande" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "expanden" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "expande" and "expanden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "expande" vs "expanden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "expande" and "expanden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "expande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expanden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expande" and "expanden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expanden vs expandió". 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 #45,232 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.