tentativas

[t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞as]

/[t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞as]/ noun

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The verdict

“tentativas” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,020. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,020
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de tentativa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tentativas · tentativas · Spanish

tentativas · rank #40,020 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #40,020
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH tensos

Nearest frequency peer: tensos (-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 “tentativas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tentativas” 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).

tentativas vs tentativa
90% similar

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

Key facts for tentativas
PropertyValue
Headwordtentativas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞as]
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,020
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tentativas”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).tentativascae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tensos” (#40,019), “terquedad” (#40,022), “telescopios” (#40,017). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tentativas” va en #40,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around tentativas (IPA [t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞as]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,020 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de tentativa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for tentativas, with forms such as "etntativas", "tenattivas", and "tenntativas". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tentativa", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tentativas, spelled T-E-N-T-A-T-I-V-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de tentativa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etntativas
  • tenattivas
  • tenntativas
  • tentaitvas
  • tentatiavs
  • tentatibas
  • tentativass
  • tentativsa
  • tentativvas
  • tentattivas
  • tentatvias
  • tenttaivas
  • tenttativas
  • tetnativas
  • tnetativas
  • ttentativas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tentativas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etntativas2tenattivas2tenntativas1tentaitvas2tentatiavs2tentatibas1tentativass1tentativsa2
Edit distance from "tentativas"

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 "tentativas"?
"tentativas" is spelled T-E-N-T-A-T-I-V-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞as].
What does "tentativas" mean?
As a noun, "tentativas" means: Forma del plural de tentativa.
What words are commonly confused with "tentativas"?
"tentativas" is commonly confused with "tentativa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tentativas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tentativas" is [t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tentativas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

traicionan#40,036sospechado#40,003sorpresivo#40,002sometiendo#40,001

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

telescopios16 variantstímidamente16 variantsunderstand16 variantsprovechoso16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list