Which to use
“tendemos” and “tenemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,692
- “tendemos” frequency rank
- #229
- “tenemos” frequency rank
- 30921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendemos | tenemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de tender o de tenderse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse. |
Where the eye mixes tendemos and tenemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. tendemos runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against tenemos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tendemos and tenemos
A purely visual mix-up. tendemos ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪emos]) and tenemos ([t̪eˈnemos]) 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 30921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tendemos is recorded at frequency rank #30,692, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪emos]. tenemos is at rank #229, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪eˈnemos].
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 30921, this pair ranks #209,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendemos vs tenemos
Shared letters: emnost. Private to "tendemos": d. Private to "tenemos": -.
"tendemos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "tenemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tendemos" for "tenemos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tendemos" vs "tenemos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tendemos" and "tenemos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendemos" and "tenemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendemos vs tendidos". 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 #209,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.