Which to use
“pende” and “pondré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,734
- “pende” frequency rank
- #12,672
- “pondré” frequency rank
- 49406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pende | pondré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pender. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de poner. |
Where the eye mixes pende and pondré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pende runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pondré's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pende vs pondré
A purely visual mix-up. pende ([ˈpẽn̪d̪e]) and pondré ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾe]) 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 49406, 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]. pondré is at rank #12,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾe].
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 49406, this pair ranks #109,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pende vs pondré
Shared letters: dnp. Private to "pende": e. Private to "pondré": oré.
"pende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pondré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pende ← epnde · pedne · pendde · pened · pennde · pnede · ppende
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pende" and "pondré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pende" or "pondré" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pende" and "pondré" 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 "pondré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pende" and "pondré" 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 #109,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.