# tended vs tenses

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tended
*verb · IPA /ˈtɛndɪd/ · frequency rank #10,460*
simple past and past participle of tend

### tenses
*noun · IPA /tɛnsɪz/ · frequency rank #43,957*
plural of tense

## Source
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