pretendió

[pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]

/[pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]/ verb

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The verdict

“pretendió” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,887
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pretender.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pretendio · pretendió · Spanish

pretendió · rank #28,887 · 13 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,887
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prestigiosas

Nearest frequency peer: prestigiosas (-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 “pretendió”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pretendió” 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).

pretendió vs pretendo
78% similar
pretendió vs pretensión
80% similar
pretendió vs prendió
78% similar

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

Key facts for pretendió
PropertyValue
Headwordpretendió
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,887
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pretendió”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pretendiócae 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 “prestigiosas” (#28,886), “privar” (#28,888), “probaron” (#28,889). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pretendió” va en #28,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pretendió (IPA [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,887 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pretender.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pretendió, with forms such as "pertendió", "ppretendió", and "preetndió". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "pretendo", "pretensión", "prendió", 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pretendió, spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-D-I-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pretender.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pertendió
  • ppretendió
  • preetndió
  • pretednió
  • pretenddió
  • pretendói
  • pretenidó
  • pretenndió
  • pretnedió
  • prettendió
  • prretendió
  • prteendió
  • rpetendió

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pretendió - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pertendió2ppretendió1preetndió2pretednió2pretenddió1pretendói2pretenidó2pretenndió1
Edit distance from "pretendió"

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 "pretendió"?
"pretendió" is spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-D-I-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
What does "pretendió" mean?
As a verb, "pretendió" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pretender.
What words are commonly confused with "pretendió"?
"pretendió" is commonly confused with "pretendo", "pretensión", "prendió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pretendió"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pretendió" is [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pretendió" come from?
"pretendió" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pimientos#28,876pesqueros#28,873opresores#28,856rescatada#28,922

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

probaron13 variantsprovista13 variantsriquísimo13 variantsSantillana13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list