# tend vs tends

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tend
*verb · IPA /ˈtɛnd/ · frequency rank #2,648*
To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

### tends
*verb · IPA /tɛndz/ · frequency rank #5,922*
third-person singular simple present indicative of tend

## Source
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