Which to use
“pretenda” and “pretendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,155
- “pretenda” frequency rank
- #28,887
- “pretendió” frequency rank
- 51042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pretenda | pretendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pretender. |
Where the eye mixes pretenda and pretendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pretenda runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against pretendió's 9 (CCVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pretenda vs pretendió
A purely visual mix-up. pretenda ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪a]) and pretendió ([pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 51042, 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]. pretendió is at rank #28,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 51042, this pair ranks #99,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pretenda vs pretendió
Shared letters: denprt. Private to "pretenda": a. Private to "pretendió": ió.
"pretenda" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "pretendió" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pretenda ← pertenda · ppretenda · preetnda · pretedna · pretenad · pretendda · pretennda · pretneda
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pretenda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pretendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pretenda" and "pretendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pretendas vs pretendió". 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 #99,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.