Which to use
“pretenda” and “pretendas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,155
- “pretenda” frequency rank
- #43,787
- “pretendas” frequency rank
- 65942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pretenda | pretendas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender. |
Where the eye mixes pretenda and pretendas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pretenda runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against pretendas's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pretenda vs pretendas
A purely visual mix-up. pretenda ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪a]) and pretendas ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪as]) 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) - “pretenda” sits inside “pretendas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pretenda is recorded at frequency rank #22,155, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪a]. pretendas is at rank #43,787, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪as].
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 65942, this pair ranks #41,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pretenda vs pretendas
Shared letters: adenprt. Private to "pretenda": -. Private to "pretendas": s.
"pretenda" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "pretendas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pretenda" for "pretendas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pretenda" vs "pretendas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pretenda" and "pretendas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pretenda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pretendas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pretenda" and "pretendas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prebendas vs pretendas". 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 #41,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.