Which to use
“extensiva” and “extensivo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,910
- “extensiva” frequency rank
- #33,120
- “extensivo” frequency rank
- 64030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extensiva | extensivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de extensivo. | Que se extiende o se puede extender, comunicar y aplicar a más objetos que los nombrados en caso determinado. |
Where the eye mixes extensiva and extensivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. extensiva and extensivo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses extensiva with extensivo
A purely visual mix-up. extensiva ([ekst̪ẽnˈsiβ̞a]) and extensivo ([ekst̪ẽnˈsiβ̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “extensiva” becomes o in “extensivo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extensiva is recorded at frequency rank #30,910, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekst̪ẽnˈsiβ̞a]. 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 64030, this pair ranks #46,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extensiva vs extensivo
Shared letters: einstvx. Private to "extensiva": a. Private to "extensivo": o.
"extensiva" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "extensivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extensiva" and "extensivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "extensiva" or "extensivo" show up more?
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 "extensiva" 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 #46,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extensiva" and "extensivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expansiva vs extensiva". 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 #46,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.