Which to use
“extendía” and “extendían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,696
- “extendía” frequency rank
- #48,399
- “extendían” frequency rank
- 71095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendía | extendían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes extendía and extendían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. extendía runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against extendían's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses extendía with extendían
A purely visual mix-up. extendía ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) and extendían ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “extendía” sits inside “extendían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extendía is recorded at frequency rank #22,696, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ia]. extendían is at rank #48,399, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪iãn].
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 71095, this pair ranks #28,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extendía vs extendían
Shared letters: adentxí. Private to "extendía": -. Private to "extendían": -.
"extendía" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "extendían" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extendía" and "extendían" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "extendía" vs "extendían" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "extendía" and "extendían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extendía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendía" and "extendían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extendían vs extension". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.