Which to use
“pendiente” and “pendientes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,505
- “pendiente” frequency rank
- #4,818
- “pendientes” frequency rank
- 8323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pendiente | pendientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pende, que cuelga. | Forma del plural de pendiente. |
Where the eye mixes pendiente and pendientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pendiente vs pendientes
A purely visual mix-up. pendiente ([pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]) and pendientes ([pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pendiente” sits inside “pendientes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pendiente is recorded at frequency rank #3,505, classified as anadj, pronounced [pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e]. pendientes is at rank #4,818, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪es].
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 8323, this pair ranks #305,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pendiente vs pendientes
Shared letters: deinpt. Private to "pendiente": -. Private to "pendientes": s.
"pendiente" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "pendientes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pendiente ← epndiente · pedniente · penddiente · pendeinte · pendienet · pendiennte · pendientte · pendietne
- pendientes ← epndientes · pednientes · penddientes · pendeintes · pendienets · pendienntes · pendientess · pendientse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pendiente" for "pendientes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pendiente" or "pendientes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pendiente" and "pendientes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pendiente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pendientes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pendiente" and "pendientes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pendientes vs pudientes". 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 #305,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.