Which to use
“extenderá” and “extenderse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,841
- “extenderá” frequency rank
- #17,700
- “extenderse” frequency rank
- 44541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extenderá | extenderse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. | Dicho del tiempo, alargarse. |
Where the eye mixes extenderá and extenderse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extenderá vs extenderse
A purely visual mix-up. extenderá ([ekst̪ẽn̪d̪eˈɾa]) and extenderse ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse]) 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 44541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extenderá is recorded at frequency rank #26,841, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪d̪eˈɾa]. extenderse is at rank #17,700, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse].
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 44541, this pair ranks #136,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extenderá vs extenderse
Shared letters: denrtx. Private to "extenderá": á. Private to "extenderse": s.
"extenderá" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extenderse" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extenderse ← etxenderse · exetnderse · extednerse · extendderse · extenderce · extenderes · extenderrse · extendersse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extenderá" and "extenderse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "extenderá" or "extenderse"?
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 "extenderá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extenderse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extenderá" and "extenderse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entenderé vs extenderá". 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 #136,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.