Which to use
“expedida” and “extendida” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,344
- “expedida” frequency rank
- #10,851
- “extendida” frequency rank
- 42195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expedida | extendida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de expedido, participio de expedir o de expedirse. | Forma del femenino de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes expedida and extendida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses expedida with extendida
A purely visual mix-up. expedida ([ekspeˈð̞ið̞a]) and extendida ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) 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 42195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expedida is recorded at frequency rank #31,344, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekspeˈð̞ið̞a]. extendida is at rank #10,851, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a].
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 42195, this pair ranks #149,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expedida vs extendida
Shared letters: adeix. Private to "expedida": p. Private to "extendida": nt.
"expedida" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "extendida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "expedida" for "extendida" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "expedida" or "extendida" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "expedida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expedida" and "extendida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedido vs expedida". 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 #149,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.