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

#5,356
“tendré” frequency rank
#22,527
“tendréis” frequency rank
27883
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tendré tendréis
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de tener o de tenerse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del futuro de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.

Where the eye mixes tendré and tendréis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tendré runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against tendréis's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
tendré
8 ch
tendréis

Look-alike desk: tendré vs tendréis

A purely visual mix-up. tendré ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾe]) and tendréis ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾejs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “tendré” sits inside “tendréis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tendré is recorded at frequency rank #5,356, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾe]. tendréis is at rank #22,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾejs].

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 27883, this pair ranks #224,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tendré vs tendréis

Shared letters: denrté. Private to "tendré": -. Private to "tendréis": is.

"tendré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "tendréis" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tendré" for "tendréis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾe] versus [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾejs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tendré" or "tendréis" show up more?
"tendré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,356 in our Spanish list, against #22,527 for "tendréis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "tendré" and "tendréis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tendré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tendréis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #224,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tendré" and "tendréis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendía vs tendré". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #224,692 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