# ten vs Tess

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ten
*verb · IPA [ˈt̪ẽn] · frequency rank #3,450*
Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de tener.

### Tess
*name · IPA /tɛs/ · frequency rank #43,889*
Hipocorístico de Teresa.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/ten-vs-tess