tendido
[t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]
The verdict
“tendido” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,974 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,974
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de tender o de tenderse.
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 | tendido |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,974 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tendido” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tendido is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,974 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tendido, with forms such as "etndido", "tednido", and "tenddido". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "teñido", "tendió", "teñida", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tendido, spelled T-E-N-D-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de tender o de tenderse.
- 2Sistema de conexiones que conforman una conducción eléctrica.
- 3Conjunto de gradas o escaños para sentarse a ver un espectáculo al aire libre.
- 4En particular, zona de una plaza de toros que está cerca de la barrera y no tiene techo.
- 5Superficie superior de la cubierta o parte del tejado que va desde el caballete hasta el alero.
- 6Capa fina de yeso, cal u otro material similar con que se revisten paredes y techos.
- 7Parte de un encaje que se lleva a cabo sin levantarla del patrón o molde.
- 8Masa ya agrupada en panes y puesta sobre el tablero para luego ser llevada al horno.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etndido,tednido,tenddido,tenddio,tendiddo,tendiod,teniddo,tenndido,tnedido,ttendido
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tendido - 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 “tendido”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-E-N-D-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “teñido” - see the side-by-side comparison. tendido vs teñido
- 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.