Which to use
“prender” and “prendes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,677
- “prender” frequency rank
- #43,191
- “prendes” frequency rank
- 55868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prender | prendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tomar, asir, agarrar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de prendar. |
Where the eye mixes prender and prendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prender and prendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: prender vs prendes
A purely visual mix-up. prender ([pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) 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 a single letter - r in “prender” becomes s in “prendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prender is recorded at frequency rank #12,677, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. 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 55868, this pair ranks #76,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prender vs prendes
Shared letters: denpr. Private to "prender": -. Private to "prendes": s.
"prender" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "prendes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prender" and "prendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prender" or "prendes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prender" 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 #76,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prender" 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 #76,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.