pretensión
[pɾet̪ẽnˈsjõn]
The verdict
“pretensión” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #16,952 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,952
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ambición desmedida.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pretensión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾet̪ẽnˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #16,952 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pretensión” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pretensión is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾet̪ẽnˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,952 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for pretensión, with forms such as "pertensión", "ppretensión", and "preetnsión". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "prevención", "propensión", "pretensiones", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pretensión, spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-S-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Ambición desmedida.
- 2Derecho que uno tiene o cree tener sobre algo.
- 3Aquello que se pretende conseguir.
- 4Solicitación para conseguir una cosa que se desea.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pertensión,ppretensión,preetnsión,pretención,pretenisón,pretennsión,pretensinó,pretensiónn,pretenssión,pretensóin,pretesnión,pretnesión,prettensión,prretensión,prteensión,rpetensión
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pretensión - 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.
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 “pretensión”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-T-E-N-S-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾet̪ẽnˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “prevención” - see the side-by-side comparison. pretensión vs prevención
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.