Which to use
“pretendan” and “pretenden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,350
- “pretendan” frequency rank
- #6,720
- “pretenden” frequency rank
- 39070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pretendan | pretenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pretender. |
Where the eye mixes pretendan and pretenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pretendan and pretenden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pretendan and pretenden
A purely visual mix-up. pretendan ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ãn]) and pretenden ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 - a in “pretendan” becomes e in “pretenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39070, 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]. pretenden is at rank #6,720, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ẽn].
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 39070, this pair ranks #166,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pretendan vs pretenden
Shared letters: denprt. Private to "pretendan": a. Private to "pretenden": -.
"pretendan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "pretenden" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pretendan" and "pretenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pretendan" or "pretenden"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pretendan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pretenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pretendan" and "pretenden" 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 #166,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.