Which to use
“tendría” and “tendrían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,621
- “tendría” frequency rank
- #5,899
- “tendrían” frequency rank
- 7520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendría | tendrían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de tener o de tenerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de tener o de tenerse. |
Where the eye mixes tendría and tendrían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. tendría runs 7 letters (CVCCCVV) against tendrían's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tendría and tendrían
A purely visual mix-up. tendría ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and tendrían ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾiãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tendría” sits inside “tendrían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tendría is recorded at frequency rank #1,621, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]. tendrían is at rank #5,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾiãn].
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 7520, this pair ranks #307,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tendría vs tendrían
Shared letters: adenrtí. Private to "tendría": -. Private to "tendrían": -.
"tendría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "tendrían" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tendría" for "tendrían" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tendría" vs "tendrían" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tendrían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendría" and "tendrían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendían vs tendrían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #307,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.