Which to use
“tejido” and “tendido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,355
- “tejido” frequency rank
- #14,974
- “tendido” frequency rank
- 20329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tejido | tendido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trama de una tela. | Acción o efecto de tender o de tenderse. |
Where the eye mixes tejido and tendido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tejido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tendido's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tejido vs tendido
A purely visual mix-up. tejido ([t̪eˈxið̞o]) and tendido ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 20329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tejido is recorded at frequency rank #5,355, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eˈxið̞o]. tendido is at rank #14,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].
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 20329, this pair ranks #259,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tejido vs tendido
Shared letters: deiot. Private to "tejido": j. Private to "tendido": n.
"tejido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tendido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tejido" and "tendido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tejido" or "tendido" show up more?
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 "tejido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tendido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tejido" and "tendido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendían vs tendido". 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 #259,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.