Which to use
“extendido” and “extendiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,117
- “extendido” frequency rank
- #18,254
- “extendiendo” frequency rank
- 26371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendido | extendiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de extender. | Gerundio de extender. |
Where the eye mixes extendido and extendiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. extendido runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against extendiendo's 11 (VCCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between extendido and extendiendo
A purely visual mix-up. extendido ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and extendiendo ([ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪d̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26371, 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]. extendiendo is at rank #18,254, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪d̪o].
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 26371, this pair ranks #231,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extendido vs extendiendo
Shared letters: deinotx. Private to "extendido": -. Private to "extendiendo": -.
"extendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extendiendo" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extendido ← etxendido · exetndido · extednido · extenddido · extenddio · extendiddo · extendiod · exteniddo
- extendiendo ← etxendiendo · exetndiendo · extedniendo · extenddiendo · extendeindo · extendiedno · extendienddo · extendienndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extendido" and "extendiendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "extendido" or "extendiendo"?
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 "extendido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extendiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendido" and "extendiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extendían vs extendido". 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 #231,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.