Which to use
“tender” and “tendía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,098
- “tender” frequency rank
- #39,484
- “tendía” frequency rank
- 57582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tender | tendía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Desplegar o extender aumentando la longitud o las dimensiones. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tender o de tenderse. |
Where the eye mixes tender and tendía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tender (CVCCVC) and tendía (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tender vs tendía
A purely visual mix-up. tender ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) and tendía ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tender is recorded at frequency rank #18,098, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. tendía is at rank #39,484, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ia].
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 57582, this pair ranks #69,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tender vs tendía
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tender": r. Private to "tendía": aí.
"tender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tendía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tender ← etnder · tedner · tendder · tenderr · tendre · tenedr · tennder · tneder
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tender" and "tendía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tender" or "tendía"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tendía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tender" and "tendía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendía vs tendían". 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 #69,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.