Which to use
“extender” and “extendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,717
- “extender” frequency rank
- #9,454
- “extendió” frequency rank
- 17171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extender | extendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abrir algo de forma que ocupe más espacio que antes. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes extender and extendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extender vs extendió
A purely visual mix-up. extender ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) and extendió ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 17171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extender is recorded at frequency rank #7,717, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. extendió is at rank #9,454, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 17171, this pair ranks #273,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extender vs extendió
Shared letters: dentx. Private to "extender": r. Private to "extendió": ió.
"extender" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "extendió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extender ← etxender · exetnder · extedner · extendder · extenderr · extendre · extenedr · extennder
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extender" and "extendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "extender" or "extendió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "extender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extender" and "extendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedió vs extendió". 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 #273,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.