Which to use
“extendía” and “extendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,696
- “extendía” frequency rank
- #9,454
- “extendió” frequency rank
- 32150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendía | extendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. | 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 extendía and extendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. extendía and extendió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses extendía with extendió
A purely visual mix-up. extendía ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) 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 32150, 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]. 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 32150, this pair ranks #203,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extendía vs extendió
Shared letters: dentx. Private to "extendía": aí. Private to "extendió": ió.
"extendía" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "extendió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extendía" for "extendió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "extendía" or "extendió"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "extendía" 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 #203,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendía" and "extendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extendía vs extendían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #203,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.