tienen

[ˈt̪jenẽn]

/[ˈt̪jenẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“tienen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #150. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#150
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-tienen · tienen · Spanish

tienen · rank #150 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #150
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH hoy

Nearest frequency peer: hoy (-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 “tienen”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tienen” 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).

tienen vs tiren
67% similar
tienen vs tienes
83% similar
tienen vs trenes
67% similar

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

Key facts for tienen
PropertyValue
Headwordtienen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt̪jenẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#150
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “tienen”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tienencae 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 “hoy” (#149), “alguien” (#151), “estar” (#148). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tienen” va en #150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tienen (IPA [ˈt̪jenẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #150 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tienen, with forms such as "itenen", "teinen", and "tieenn". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "tiren", "tienes", "trenes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tienen, spelled T-I-E-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itenen
  • teinen
  • tieenn
  • tienenn
  • tiennen
  • tineen
  • ttienen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

itenen2teinen2tieenn2tienenn1tiennen1tineen2ttienen1
Edit distance from "tienen"

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 "tienen"?
"tienen" is spelled T-I-E-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪jenẽn].
What does "tienen" mean?
As a verb, "tienen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.
What words are commonly confused with "tienen"?
"tienen" is commonly confused with "tiren", "tienes", "trenes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tienen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tienen" is [ˈt̪jenẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tienen" come from?
"tienen" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estaba#147ciudad#161parece#166pueden#169

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

estar7 variantsnuevo7 variantsbueno7 variantsforma7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list