Which to use
“extendió” is a verb and “extenso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,454
- “extendió” frequency rank
- #7,718
- “extenso” frequency rank
- 17172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extendió | extenso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. | que tiene extensión |
Where the eye mixes extendió and extenso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. extendió runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against extenso's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses extendió with extenso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extendió is [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo] while extenso is [eksˈt̪ẽnso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extendió is recorded at frequency rank #9,454, classified as averb, pronounced [ekst̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. extenso is at rank #7,718, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksˈt̪ẽnso].
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 17172, this pair ranks #273,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extendió vs extenso
Shared letters: entx. Private to "extendió": dió. Private to "extenso": os.
"extendió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "extenso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extenso ← etxenso · exetnso · extennso · extenos · extensso · extesno · extneso · exttenso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extendió" for "extenso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "extendió" vs "extenso" - 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 "extendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extenso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extendió" and "extenso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedió vs extendió". 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 #273,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.