Which to use
“tendió” and “tiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,137
- “tendió” frequency rank
- #28,584
- “tiendo” frequency rank
- 59721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendió | tiendo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 tender o de tenderse. |
Where the eye mixes tendió and tiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tendió (CVCCVV) and tiendo (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tendió vs tiendo
A purely visual mix-up. tendió ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and tiendo ([ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59721, 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]. tiendo is at rank #28,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o].
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 59721, this pair ranks #61,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tendió vs tiendo
Shared letters: deint. Private to "tendió": ó. Private to "tiendo": o.
"tendió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "tiendo" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tiendo ← itendo · teindo · tiedno · tienddo · tienndo · tienod · tinedo · ttiendo
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendió" and "tiendo" 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 #61,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.