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“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.

9 ch
extenderá
10 ch
extenderse

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

  • extenderseetxenderse · exetnderse · extednerse · extendderse · extenderce · extenderes · extenderrse · extendersse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extenderá" and "extenderse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ẽn̪d̪eˈɾa] versus [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "extenderá" or "extenderse"?
"extenderse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,700 in our Spanish list, against #26,841 for "extenderá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list