Which to use
“extendido” is a verb and “extendidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,117
- “extendido” frequency rank
- #26,842
- “extendidos” frequency rank
- 34959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendido | extendidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de extender. | Forma del plural de extendido, participio de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes extendido and extendidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. extendido runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against extendidos's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between extendido and extendidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extendido is [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o] while extendidos is [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “extendido” sits inside “extendidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extendido is recorded at frequency rank #8,117, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. 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 34959, this pair ranks #188,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extendido vs extendidos
Shared letters: deinotx. Private to "extendido": -. Private to "extendidos": s.
"extendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extendidos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- extendido ← etxendido · exetndido · extednido · extenddido · extenddio · extendiddo · extendiod · exteniddo
- extendidos ← etxendidos · exetndidos · extednidos · extenddidos · extenddios · extendiddos · extendidoss · extendidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extendido" and "extendidos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "extendido" or "extendidos" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "extendido" 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 #188,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendido" 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 #188,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.