Which to use
“extendida” and “extendidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,851
- “extendida” frequency rank
- #26,842
- “extendidos” frequency rank
- 37693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendida | extendidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. | Forma del plural de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes extendida and extendidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between extendida and extendidos
A purely visual mix-up. extendida ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) and extendidos ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]) 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 37693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extendida is recorded at frequency rank #10,851, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. extendidos is at rank #26,842, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os].
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 37693, this pair ranks #173,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extendida vs extendidos
Shared letters: deintx. Private to "extendida": a. Private to "extendidos": os.
"extendida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extendidos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- extendida ← etxendida · exetndida · extednida · extenddia · extenddida · extendiad · extendidda · extenidda
- extendidos ← etxendidos · exetndidos · extednidos · extenddidos · extenddios · extendiddos · extendidoss · extendidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extendida" for "extendidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "extendida" vs "extendidos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "extendida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendida" and "extendidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entendidas vs extendidos". 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 #173,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.