Which to use
“tender” and “tened” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,098
- “tender” frequency rank
- #26,640
- “tened” frequency rank
- 44738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tender | tened |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Desplegar o extender aumentando la longitud o las dimensiones. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de tener. |
Where the eye mixes tender and tened
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tender runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tened's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tender and tened
A purely visual mix-up. tender ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) and tened ([t̪eˈneð̞]) 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 44738, 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]. tened is at rank #26,640, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪eˈneð̞].
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 44738, this pair ranks #135,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tender vs tened
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tender": r. Private to "tened": -.
"tender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tened" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tender" for "tened" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tender" and "tened" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tened" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tender" and "tened" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teje vs tened". 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 #135,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.