Which to use
“pretendan” and “pretendas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,350
- “pretendan” frequency rank
- #43,787
- “pretendas” frequency rank
- 76137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pretendan | pretendas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender. |
Where the eye mixes pretendan and pretendas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pretendan and pretendas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pretendan vs pretendas
A purely visual mix-up. pretendan ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “pretendan” becomes s in “pretendas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pretendan is recorded at frequency rank #32,350, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ãn]. 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 76137, this pair ranks #18,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pretendan vs pretendas
Shared letters: adenprt. Private to "pretendan": -. Private to "pretendas": s.
"pretendan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "pretendas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pretendan" and "pretendas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pretendan" or "pretendas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pretendan" 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 #18,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pretendan" and "pretendas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prendan vs pretendan". 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 #18,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.