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“prende” and “prendes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,675
“prende” frequency rank
#43,191
“prendes” frequency rank
57866
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prende prendes
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de prendar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de prendar.

Where the eye mixes prende and prendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
prende
7 ch
prendes

Visual trap between prende and prendes

A purely visual mix-up. prende ([ˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]) and prendes ([ˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]) 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) - “prende” sits inside “prendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prende is recorded at frequency rank #14,675, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]. prendes is at rank #43,191, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpɾẽn̪d̪es].

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 57866, this pair ranks #68,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of prende vs prendes

Shared letters: denpr. Private to "prende": -. Private to "prendes": s.

"prende" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "prendes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • prendepernde · pprende · predne · prendde · prened · prennde · prnede · prrende
  • prendesperndes · pprendes · prednes · prenddes · prendess · prendse · preneds · prenndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "prende" and "prendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpɾẽn̪d̪e] versus [ˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "prende" vs "prendes" - which ranks higher?
"prende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,675 in our Spanish list, against #43,191 for "prendes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "prendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prende" and "prendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prendan vs prendes". 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 #68,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list