Which to use
“pende” and “piense” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,734
- “pende” frequency rank
- #5,339
- “piense” frequency rank
- 42073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pende | piense |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pender. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes pende and piense
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pende and piense
A purely visual mix-up. pende ([ˈpẽn̪d̪e]) and piense ([ˈpjẽnse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pende is recorded at frequency rank #36,734, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpẽn̪d̪e]. piense is at rank #5,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpjẽnse].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42073, this pair ranks #150,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pende vs piense
Shared letters: enp. Private to "pende": d. Private to "piense": is.
"pende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "piense" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pende" for "piense" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pende" vs "piense" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pende" and "piense" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piense" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pende" and "piense" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pence vs pende". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #150,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.