Which to use
“expandido” and “extendido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,839
- “expandido” frequency rank
- #8,117
- “extendido” frequency rank
- 34956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expandido | extendido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de expandir o de expandirse. | Participio de extender. |
Where the eye mixes expandido and extendido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. expandido and extendido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: expandido vs extendido
A purely visual mix-up. expandido ([ekspãn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expandido is recorded at frequency rank #26,839, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspãn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. 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 34956, this pair ranks #188,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expandido vs extendido
Shared letters: deinox. Private to "expandido": ap. Private to "extendido": t.
"expandido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "expandido" for "extendido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "expandido" vs "extendido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "expandido" 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 #188,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expandido" and "extendido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expandido 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 #188,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.