Which to use
“tender” and “tendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,098
- “tender” frequency rank
- #31,137
- “tendió” frequency rank
- 49235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tender | tendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Desplegar o extender aumentando la longitud o las dimensiones. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tender o de tenderse. |
Where the eye mixes tender and tendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tender (CVCCVC) and tendió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses tender with tendió
A purely visual mix-up. tender ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) and tendió ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 49235, 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]. tendió is at rank #31,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 49235, this pair ranks #109,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tender vs tendió
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tender": r. Private to "tendió": ió.
"tender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tender ← etnder · tedner · tendder · tenderr · tendre · tenedr · tennder · tneder
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tender" and "tendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tender" vs "tendió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tender" and "tendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendían vs tendió". 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 #109,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.