Which to use
“pretenden” and “pretendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,720
- “pretenden” frequency rank
- #12,900
- “pretendo” frequency rank
- 19620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pretenden | pretendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pretender. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de pretender. |
Where the eye mixes pretenden and pretendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pretenden with pretendo
A purely visual mix-up. pretenden ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ẽn]) and pretendo ([pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪o]) 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 19620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pretenden is recorded at frequency rank #6,720, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪ẽn]. pretendo is at rank #12,900, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈt̪ẽn̪d̪o].
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 19620, this pair ranks #262,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pretenden vs pretendo
Shared letters: denprt. Private to "pretenden": -. Private to "pretendo": o.
"pretenden" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "pretendo" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pretenden" and "pretendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pretenden" vs "pretendo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pretenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pretendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pretenden" and "pretendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pretendo vs previendo". 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 #262,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.