tender

/[t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,098

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tender is aSpanishverb. It means: Desplegar o extender aumentando la longitud o las dimensiones. Pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Often confused with tener and tenés.

Key facts for tender
PropertyValue
Headwordtender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,098
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tender in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tender is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,098 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for tender, with forms such as "etnder", "tedner", and "tendder". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tender, spelled T-E-N-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desplegar o extender aumentando la longitud o las dimensiones.
  2. 2
    Disponer a alguien o algo a todo su largo sobre una superficie horizontal.
  3. 3
    Desplegar entre dos o más puntos.
  4. 4
    Acercar algo desde sí hacia otro lugar.
  5. 5
    Urdir un engaño.
  6. 6
    Extender y airear la ropa húmeda para secarla.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etnder,tedner,tendder,tenderr,tendre,tenedr,tennder,tneder,ttender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tender

Misspelling Variants of "tender"

etnder6tedner6tendder7tenderr7tendre6tenedr6tennder7tneder6
Misspelling Variants of "tender"

Frequency rank: #18,098 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tender"?
"tender" is spelled T-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "tender" mean?
As a verb, "tender" means: Desplegar o extender aumentando la longitud o las dimensiones.
What words are commonly confused with "tender"?
"tender" is commonly confused with "tener", "tenés", "Tenor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tender" is [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tender" come from?
"tender" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.