Which to use
“extendido” is a verb and “extensivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,117
- “extendido” frequency rank
- #33,120
- “extensivo” frequency rank
- 41237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendido | extensivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de extender. | Que se extiende o se puede extender, comunicar y aplicar a más objetos que los nombrados en caso determinado. |
Where the eye mixes extendido and extensivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: extendido vs extensivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extendido is [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o] while extensivo is [ekst̪ẽnˈsiβ̞o]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41237, 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]. extensivo is at rank #33,120, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekst̪ẽnˈsiβ̞o].
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 41237, this pair ranks #154,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extendido vs extensivo
Shared letters: einotx. Private to "extendido": d. Private to "extensivo": sv.
"extendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extensivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extendido" and "extensivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "extendido" or "extensivo"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "extendido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extensivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendido" and "extensivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extension vs extensivo". 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 #154,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.