tender
[t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
The verdict
“tender” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,098. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,098
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,005
- “T” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Desplegar o extender aumentando la longitud o las dimensiones.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tender · tender · Spanish
tender · rank #18,098 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,098
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,005
- PHOTO-FINISH temperamento
Nearest frequency peer: temperamento (-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 “tender”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- talentoso
talentoso
81,906 corpus weight
- temperamento
temperamento
81,904 corpus weight
- tender
tender
81,903 corpus weight
- Tinte
Tinte
81,902 corpus weight
- tiré
tiré
81,901 corpus weight
- tirón
tirón
81,900 corpus weight
What this shows “tender” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | tender |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #18,098 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tender”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around tender (IPA [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,098 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tender, with forms such as "etnder", "tedner", and "tendder". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tener", "tenés", "Tenor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is tender, spelled T-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Desplegar o extender aumentando la longitud o las dimensiones.
- 2Disponer a alguien o algo a todo su largo sobre una superficie horizontal.
- 3Desplegar entre dos o más puntos.
- 4Acercar algo desde sí hacia otro lugar.
- 5Urdir un engaño.
- 6Extender y airear la ropa húmeda para secarla.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cual engañado niño que, contento, // pintado pajarillo tiene atado, // y le deja en la cuerda, confiado, // tender las alas por el manso viento.
Apenas había el rubicundo Apolo tendido por la faz de la ancha y espaciosa tierra las doradas hebras de sus hermosos cabellos, y apenas los pequeños y pintados pajarillos con sus arpadas lenguas habían saludado con dulce y meliflua armonía la venida de la rosada aurora, que, dejando la blanda cama del celoso marido, por las puertas y balcones del manchego…
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- etnder
- tedner
- tendder
- tenderr
- tendre
- tenedr
- tennder
- tneder
- ttender
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tender - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).