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

#3,742
“tendrás” frequency rank
#5,356
“tendré” frequency rank
9098
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tendrás tendré
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de tener o de tenerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.

Where the eye mixes tendrás and tendré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tendrás runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against tendré's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
tendrás
6 ch
tendré

Why the eye confuses tendrás with tendré

A purely visual mix-up. tendrás ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tendrás is recorded at frequency rank #3,742, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas]. 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 9098, this pair ranks #302,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tendrás vs tendré

Shared letters: denrt. Private to "tendrás": sá. Private to "tendré": é.

"tendrás" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "tendré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tendrás" and "tendré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas] versus [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tendrás" or "tendré"?
"tendrás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,742 in our Spanish list, against #5,356 for "tendré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tendrás" 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 #302,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tendrás" and "tendré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendían vs tendrás". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #302,989 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