Which to use
“prende” and “prendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,675
- “prende” frequency rank
- #16,423
- “prendió” frequency rank
- 31098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prende | prendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de prendar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prender o de prenderse. |
Where the eye mixes prende and prendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prende runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against prendió's 7 (CCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prende vs prendió
A purely visual mix-up. prende ([ˈpɾẽn̪d̪e]) and prendió ([pɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 31098, 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]. prendió is at rank #16,423, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 31098, this pair ranks #208,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prende vs prendió
Shared letters: denpr. Private to "prende": -. Private to "prendió": ió.
"prende" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "prendió" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prende ← pernde · pprende · predne · prendde · prened · prennde · prnede · prrende
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prende" for "prendió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "prende" or "prendió"?
After this comparison
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 "prendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prende" and "prendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prendan vs prendió". 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 #208,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.