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

#3,742
“tendrás” frequency rank
#1,621
“tendría” frequency rank
5363
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes tendrás and tendría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tendrás (CVCCCVC) and tendría (CVCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
tendrás
7 ch
tendría

Look-alike desk: tendrás vs tendría

A purely visual mix-up. tendrás ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas]) and tendría ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) 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 5363, 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]. tendría is at rank #1,621, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia].

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 5363, this pair ranks #313,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tendrás vs tendría

Shared letters: denrt. Private to "tendrás": sá. Private to "tendría": aí.

"tendrás" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "tendría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tendrás" for "tendría" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas] versus [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tendrás" or "tendría"?
"tendría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,621 in our Spanish list, against #3,742 for "tendrás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "tendrás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tendría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #313,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tendrás" and "tendría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendían vs tendrás". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #313,816 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