Which to use
“expande” and “expandió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,364
- “expande” frequency rank
- #31,342
- “expandió” frequency rank
- 51706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expande | expandió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expandir o de expandirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expandir. |
Where the eye mixes expande and expandió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. expande runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against expandió's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between expande and expandió
A purely visual mix-up. expande ([eksˈpãn̪d̪e]) and expandió ([ekspãn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 51706, 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]. expandió is at rank #31,342, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspãn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 51706, this pair ranks #96,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expande vs expandió
Shared letters: adenpx. Private to "expande": -. Private to "expandió": ió.
"expande" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "expandió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expande ← epxande · exapnde · expadne · expandde · expaned · expannde · expnade · exppande
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "expande" and "expandió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "expande" vs "expandió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "expande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expandió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expande" and "expandió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expandió vs expansion". 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 #96,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.