Which to use
“extendida” is a participle and “extensiva” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,851
- “extendida” frequency rank
- #30,910
- “extensiva” frequency rank
- 41761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendida | extensiva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. | Forma del femenino de extensivo. |
Where the eye mixes extendida and extensiva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses extendida with extensiva
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extendida is [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a] while extensiva is [ekst̪ẽnˈsiβ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41761, 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]. extensiva is at rank #30,910, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekst̪ẽnˈsiβ̞a].
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 41761, this pair ranks #151,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extendida vs extensiva
Shared letters: aeintx. Private to "extendida": d. Private to "extensiva": sv.
"extendida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extensiva" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extendida" for "extensiva" ever safe?
Frequency check: "extendida" vs "extensiva" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "extendida" and "extensiva" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extendida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extensiva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendida" and "extensiva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expansiva vs extensiva". 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 #151,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.