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“extensiones” and “extorsiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,819
“extensiones” frequency rank
#39,233
“extorsiones” frequency rank
52052
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extensiones extorsiones
Definition Forma del plural de extensión. Forma del plural de extorsión.

Where the eye mixes extensiones and extorsiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. extensiones and extorsiones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
extensiones
11 ch
extorsiones

Visual trap between extensiones and extorsiones

A purely visual mix-up. extensiones ([ekst̪ẽnˈsjones]) and extorsiones ([ekst̪oɾˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extensiones is recorded at frequency rank #12,819, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekst̪ẽnˈsjones]. extorsiones is at rank #39,233, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekst̪oɾˈsjones].

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 52052, this pair ranks #94,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extensiones vs extorsiones

Shared letters: einostx. Private to "extensiones": -. Private to "extorsiones": r.

"extensiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC  ·  "extorsiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extensiones ← etxensiones · exetnsiones · extenciones · extenisones · extennsiones · extensinoes · extensioens · extensioness
  • extorsiones ← etxorsiones · exotrsiones · extorciones · extorisones · extorrsiones · extorsinoes · extorsioens · extorsioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "extensiones" and "extorsiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekst̪ẽnˈsjones] versus [ekst̪oɾˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "extensiones" or "extorsiones"?
"extensiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,819 in our Spanish list, against #39,233 for "extorsiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "extensiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extorsiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extensiones" and "extorsiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excursiones vs extorsiones". 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 #94,660 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list