Which to use
“extiende” and “extienden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,510
- “extiende” frequency rank
- #14,845
- “extienden” frequency rank
- 20355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extiende | extienden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de extender o de extenderse. |
Where the eye mixes extiende and extienden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. extiende runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against extienden's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between extiende and extienden
A purely visual mix-up. extiende ([eksˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e]) and extienden ([eksˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “extiende” sits inside “extienden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extiende is recorded at frequency rank #5,510, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e]. extienden is at rank #14,845, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪jẽn̪d̪ẽn].
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 20355, this pair ranks #259,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extiende vs extienden
Shared letters: deintx. Private to "extiende": -. Private to "extienden": -.
"extiende" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "extienden" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extiende" and "extienden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extiende" vs "extienden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "extiende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extienden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extiende" and "extienden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encienden vs extienden". 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 #259,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.