estender

Name: estender, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/es.tẽ.ˈdex/ ou /eʃ.tẽ.ˈdex/

//es.tẽ.ˈdex/ ou /eʃ.tẽ.ˈdex// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“estender” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,049. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,049
frequency rank, Portuguese: 1,279
“E” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prolongar-se, alongar-se

Corpus desk

Index PT-estender · estender · Portuguese

estender · rank #9,049 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,049
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 1,279
PHOTO-FINISH estratégico

Nearest frequency peer: estratégico (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

décimo

90,957
Earth

90,956
emagrecer

90,955
estender

90,952
estratégico

90,951
fera

90,948

What this shows “estender” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

estender vs entender

88% similar

estender vs esconder

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for estender
Property	Value
Headword	estender
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/es.tẽ.ˈdex/ ou /eʃ.tẽ.ˈdex/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#9,049
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “estender”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).estendercai aqui:

#9,049

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “estratégico” (#9,050), “emagrecer” (#9,046), “Earth” (#9,045). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “estender” fica em #9,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around estender (IPA /es.tẽ.ˈdex/ ou /eʃ.tẽ.ˈdex/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,049 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for estender, with forms such as "esetnder", "esstender", and "estedner". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "entender", "esconder", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is estender, spelled E-S-T-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

1
prolongar-se, alongar-se
2
abrir, esticar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how estender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Seu discurso se estendeu além do permitido.
Estenda a roupa no varal.

This word in other languages

extend(English)étendre(Français)dehnen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

esetnder
esstender
estedner
estendder
estenderr
estendre
estenedr
estennder
estneder
esttender
etsender
setender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estender - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "estender"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estender"?

"estender" is spelled E-S-T-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /es.tẽ.ˈdex/ ou /eʃ.tẽ.ˈdex/.

What does "estender" mean?

As a verb, "estender" means: prolongar-se, alongar-se

What words are commonly confused with "estender"?

"estender" is commonly confused with "entender", "esconder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "estender"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estender" is /es.tẽ.ˈdex/ ou /eʃ.tẽ.ˈdex/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "estender" come from?

"estender" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

Is PlainSpell free to use?

Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "estender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

corrupto#9,035 cordeiro#9,033 interino#9,065 nascidos#9,079

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

pastoral12 variants recomeçar12 variants cerimónia12 variants convicção12 variants