tendencia

[t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽnsja]

/[t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽnsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“tendencia” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,795
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inclinación o disposición a suceder algo, o comportarse un agente de una manera determinada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tendencia · tendencia · Spanish

tendencia · rank #1,795 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,795
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH suele

Nearest frequency peer: suele (-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 “tendencia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tendencia” 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).

tendencia vs tenencia
89% similar
tendencia vs tendencias
90% similar

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

Key facts for tendencia
PropertyValue
Headwordtendencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽnsja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,795
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tendencia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tendenciacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “suele” (#1,794), “Toca” (#1,796), “secreto” (#1,793). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tendencia” va en #1,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around tendencia (IPA [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,795 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for tendencia, with forms such as "etndencia", "tednencia", and "tenddencia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "tenencia", "tendencias", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tendencia, spelled T-E-N-D-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inclinación o disposición a suceder algo, o comportarse un agente de una manera determinada.
  2. 2
    Orientación o facción determinada dentro de un grupo mayor.
  3. 3
    Moda temporaria que provoca que una gran parte de la sociedad use determinados objetos o tenga determinadas actitudes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Este temporada está la tendencia de ropa negra.

This word in other languages

tendency(English)tendance(Français)Trend(Deutsch)tendência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etndencia
  • tednencia
  • tenddencia
  • tendecnia
  • tendencai
  • tendenccia
  • tendenica
  • tendenncia
  • tendensia
  • tendnecia
  • tenedncia
  • tenndencia
  • tnedencia
  • ttendencia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tendencia - 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.

etndencia2tednencia2tenddencia1tendecnia2tendencai2tendenccia1tendenica2tendenncia1
Edit distance from "tendencia"

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 "tendencia"?
"tendencia" is spelled T-E-N-D-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽnsja].
What does "tendencia" mean?
As a noun, "tendencia" means: Inclinación o disposición a suceder algo, o comportarse un agente de una manera determinada.
What words are commonly confused with "tendencia"?
"tendencia" is commonly confused with "tenencia", "tendencias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tendencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tendencia" is [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tendencia" come from?
"tendencia" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rodríguez#1,791audiencia#1,801condición#1,806presentar#1,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

materiales14 variantsactualidad14 variantsperiodista14 variantsgobiernos14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list