Which to use
“extendían” and “extendido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,399
- “extendían” frequency rank
- #8,117
- “extendido” frequency rank
- 56516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendían | extendido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. | Participio de extender. |
Where the eye mixes extendían and extendido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extendían vs extendido
A purely visual mix-up. extendían ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]) and extendido ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extendían is recorded at frequency rank #48,399, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]. extendido is at rank #8,117, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].
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 56516, this pair ranks #74,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extendían vs extendido
Shared letters: dentx. Private to "extendían": aí. Private to "extendido": io.
"extendían" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "extendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extendido ← etxendido · exetndido · extednido · extenddido · extenddio · extendiddo · extendiod · exteniddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extendían" and "extendido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "extendían" vs "extendido" - 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 "extendían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendían" and "extendido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extendían vs extension". 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 #74,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.