Which to use
“tendió” and “tengo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,137
- “tendió” frequency rank
- #88
- “tengo” frequency rank
- 31225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendió | tengo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de tener. |
Where the eye mixes tendió and tengo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tendió runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against tengo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tendió vs tengo
A purely visual mix-up. tendió ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and tengo ([ˈt̪ẽŋgo]) 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 31225, 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]. tengo is at rank #88, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ẽŋgo].
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 31225, this pair ranks #208,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendió vs tengo
Shared letters: ent. Private to "tendió": dió. Private to "tengo": go.
"tendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tengo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tengo ← etngo · tegno · tenggo · tenngo · tenog · tnego · ttengo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tendió" and "tengo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tendió" vs "tengo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tengo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendió" and "tengo" 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 #208,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.