# tentative

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛntətɪv/ · frequency rank #16,148

## Definitions
1. A trial; an experiment; an attempt.
2. A schedule for an event or a programme.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin tentātīvus (“trying, testing”), from tentō, past participle tentātus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt.

## Easily confused with
- **tentatively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tentative-vs-tentatively)

## Common misspellings (13)
`etntative`, `tenattive`, `tenntative`, `tentaitve`, `tentatiev`, `tentativve`, `tentattive`, `tentatvie`, `tenttaive`, `tenttative`, `tetnative`, `tnetative`, `ttentative`

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