prender

[pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

/[pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“prender” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,677. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,677
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomar, asir, agarrar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prender · prender · Spanish

prender · rank #12,677 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,677
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH preguntarse

Nearest frequency peer: preguntarse (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “prender”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “prender” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prender vs prever
71% similar
prender vs prendo
71% similar
prender vs prendí
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “prender”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).prendercae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “preguntarse” (#12,676), “presuntos” (#12,678), “posgrado” (#12,675). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prender” va en #12,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around prender (IPA [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,677 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for prender, with forms such as "pernder", "pprender", and "predner". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is prender, spelled P-R-E-N-D-E-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how prender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un cazador cogió un jilguero, que, viéndose preso entre sus manos, le dijo: Si yo hubiera previsto tu traidor engaño, no hubieras logrado prenderme.
  2. Prender un cigarrillo.

Synonyms

asiragarrarcogersujetararrestardeteneraprehenderatraparengancharencenderinflamararraigarencenderarrancarencender

This word in other languages

prendre(Français)einfangen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pernder
  • pprender
  • predner
  • prendder
  • prenderr
  • prendre
  • prenedr
  • prennder
  • prneder
  • prrender
  • rpender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prender - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pernder2pprender1predner2prendder1prenderr1prendre2prenedr2prennder1
Edit distance from "prender"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

procura#12,679porteño#12,674reciban#12,690reducen#12,694

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

poniente11 variantsqueramos11 variantsRegalado11 variantsmudarse11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list