prender

/[pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,677

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

prender is aSpanishverb. It means: Tomar, asir, agarrar. Pronounced [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Often confused with prever and prendo.

Key facts for prender
PropertyValue
Headwordprender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,677
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of prender in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for prender is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,677 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for prender, with forms such as "pernder", "pprender", and "predner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "prever", "prendo", "prendí", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is prender, spelled P-R-E-N-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tomar, asir, agarrar.
  2. 2
    Capturar a alguien, privándolo de libertad.
  3. 3
    Sujetar con alfileres, ganchos o puntadas una insignia o distintivo en la ropa.
  4. 4
    Pegar fuego a algo.
  5. 5
    Dicho de una planta: arraigar o echar raíces en el suelo.
  6. 6
    Conectar un dispositivo o aparato eléctrico y ponerlo en marcha.
  7. 7
    Poner en marcha un motor.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pernder,pprender,predner,prendder,prenderr,prendre,prenedr,prennder,prneder,prrender,rpender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prender

Misspelling Variants of "prender"

pernder7pprender8predner7prendder8prenderr8prendre7prenedr7prennder8
Misspelling Variants of "prender"

Frequency rank: #12,677 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prender"?
"prender" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "prender" mean?
As a verb, "prender" means: Tomar, asir, agarrar.
What words are commonly confused with "prender"?
"prender" is commonly confused with "prever", "prendo", "prendí". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prender" is [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prender" come from?
"prender" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.