Which to use
“extendía” and “extienda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,696
- “extendía” frequency rank
- #25,638
- “extienda” frequency rank
- 48334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendía | extienda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes extendía and extienda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. extendía (VCCVCCVV) and extienda (VCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between extendía and extienda
A purely visual mix-up. extendía ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) and extienda ([eksˈt̪jẽn̪d̪a]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48334, 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]. extienda is at rank #25,638, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪jẽn̪d̪a].
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 48334, this pair ranks #115,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extendía vs extienda
Shared letters: adentx. Private to "extendía": í. Private to "extienda": i.
"extendía" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "extienda" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extienda ← etxienda · exitenda · exteinda · extiedna · extienad · extiendda · extiennda · extineda
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extendía" and "extienda" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "extendía" vs "extienda" - which ranks higher?
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 "extendía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extienda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendía" and "extienda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extendía vs extendían". 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 #115,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.