tendióvstendréConfusable pair

Which to use

“tendió” and “tendré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,137
“tendió” frequency rank
#5,356
“tendré” frequency rank
36493
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tendió tendré
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tender o de tenderse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.

Where the eye mixes tendió and tendré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tendió (CVCCVV) and tendré (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
tendió
6 ch
tendré

Why the eye confuses tendió with tendré

A purely visual mix-up. tendió ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and tendré ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾe]) 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 36493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tendió is recorded at frequency rank #31,137, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. tendré is at rank #5,356, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾe].

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 36493, this pair ranks #180,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tendió vs tendré

Shared letters: dent. Private to "tendió": ió. Private to "tendré": ré.

"tendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "tendré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tendió" and "tendré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo] versus [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tendió" vs "tendré" - which ranks higher?
"tendré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,356 in our Spanish list, against #31,137 for "tendió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "tendió" and "tendré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tendré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #180,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tendió" and "tendré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendían vs tendió". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #180,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list