Which to use
“pretende” and “pretendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,799
- “pretende” frequency rank
- #28,887
- “pretendió” frequency rank
- 31686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pretende | pretendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 pretende and pretendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pretende 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: pretende vs pretendió
A purely visual mix-up. pretende ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪e]) 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 31686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pretende is recorded at frequency rank #2,799, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪e]. 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 31686, this pair ranks #205,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pretende vs pretendió
Shared letters: denprt. Private to "pretende": -. Private to "pretendió": ió.
"pretende" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "pretendió" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pretende ← pertende · ppretende · preetnde · pretedne · pretendde · pretened · pretennde · pretnede
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pretende" and "pretendió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pretende" vs "pretendió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pretende" and "pretendió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pretende" 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 #205,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pretende" 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 #205,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.