Which to use
“expedido” and “extendido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,209
- “expedido” frequency rank
- #8,117
- “extendido” frequency rank
- 37326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expedido | extendido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de expedir. | Participio de extender. |
Where the eye mixes expedido and extendido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: expedido vs extendido
A purely visual mix-up. expedido ([ekspeˈð̞ið̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expedido is recorded at frequency rank #29,209, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspeˈð̞ið̞o]. 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 37326, this pair ranks #175,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expedido vs extendido
Shared letters: deiox. Private to "expedido": p. Private to "extendido": nt.
"expedido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "extendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "expedido" and "extendido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "expedido" vs "extendido" - 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 "expedido" 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 #175,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expedido" and "extendido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedió vs expedido". 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 #175,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.