# pretended

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/ · frequency rank #13,588

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of pretend

## Easily confused with
- **pretense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pretended-vs-pretense)
- **prevented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pretended-vs-prevented)
- **pretender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pretended-vs-pretender)
- **pretenders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pretended-vs-pretenders)
- **pretend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pretend-vs-pretended)
- **pretence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pretence-vs-pretended)
- **presented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presented-vs-pretended)

## Common misspellings (14)
`pertended`, `ppretended`, `preetnded`, `pretedned`, `pretendde`, `pretendded`, `pretendedd`, `pretenedd`, `pretennded`, `pretneded`, `prettended`, `prretended`, `prteended`, `rpetended`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pretended