Which to use
“tendió” is a verb and “tenso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,137
- “tendió” frequency rank
- #17,833
- “tenso” frequency rank
- 48970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendió | tenso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de tender o de tenderse. | En tensión. |
Where the eye mixes tendió and tenso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tendió runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against tenso's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tendió vs tenso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tendió is [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo] while tenso is [ˈt̪ẽnso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48970, 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]. tenso is at rank #17,833, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪ẽnso].
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 48970, this pair ranks #111,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendió vs tenso
Shared letters: ent. Private to "tendió": dió. Private to "tenso": os.
"tendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tenso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tenso ← etnso · tennso · tenos · tensso · tesno · tneso · ttenso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tendió" and "tenso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tendió" vs "tenso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tendió" and "tenso" 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 "tenso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendió" and "tenso" 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 #111,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.