Which to use
“prendes” and “prendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,191
- “prendes” frequency rank
- #16,423
- “prendió” frequency rank
- 59614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prendes | prendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 prendes and prendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prendes (CCVCCVC) and prendió (CCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: prendes vs prendió
A purely visual mix-up. prendes ([ˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prendes is recorded at frequency rank #43,191, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]. 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 59614, this pair ranks #61,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prendes vs prendió
Shared letters: denpr. Private to "prendes": s. Private to "prendió": ió.
"prendes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "prendió" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- prendes ← perndes · pprendes · prednes · prenddes · prendess · prendse · preneds · prenndes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prendes" and "prendió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prendes" or "prendió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prendes" and "prendió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prendes" 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 #61,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prendes" and "prendió" 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 #61,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.