Which to use
“pretendas” and “pretendían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,787
- “pretendas” frequency rank
- #18,648
- “pretendían” frequency rank
- 62435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pretendas | pretendían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de pretender. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de pretender. |
Where the eye mixes pretendas and pretendían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. pretendas runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against pretendían's 10 (CCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pretendas vs pretendían
A purely visual mix-up. pretendas ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪as]) and pretendían ([pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]) 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 62435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pretendas is recorded at frequency rank #43,787, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪as]. pretendían is at rank #18,648, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾet̪ẽn̪ˈd̪iãn].
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 62435, this pair ranks #52,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pretendas vs pretendían
Shared letters: adenprt. Private to "pretendas": s. Private to "pretendían": í.
"pretendas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "pretendían" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pretendas ← pertendas · ppretendas · preetndas · pretednas · pretenads · pretendass · pretenddas · pretendsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pretendas" and "pretendían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pretendas" or "pretendían"?
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 "pretendas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pretendían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pretendas" and "pretendían" 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 #52,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.