pretendamos
[pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪amos]
The verdict
“pretendamos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,555 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,555
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pretendamos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪amos] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #78,555 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pretendamos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pretendamos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,555 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪amos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pretendamos, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pretendamos, spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-D-A-M-O-S.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender.
- 2Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del imperativo (exhortatorio) de pretender.
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.
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Using “pretendamos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-T-E-N-D-A-M-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪amos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.