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

#1,621
“tendría” frequency rank
#9,047
“tendrías” frequency rank
10668
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes tendría and tendrías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. tendría runs 7 letters (CVCCCVV) against tendrías's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
tendría
8 ch
tendrías

Visual trap between tendría and tendrías

A purely visual mix-up. tendría ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and tendrías ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾias]) 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 “tendrías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10668, 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]. tendrías is at rank #9,047, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾias].

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 10668, this pair ranks #297,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tendría vs tendrías

Shared letters: adenrtí. Private to "tendría": -. Private to "tendrías": s.

"tendría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV  ·  "tendrías" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tendría" and "tendrías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia] versus [t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tendría" or "tendrías"?
"tendría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,621 in our Spanish list, against #9,047 for "tendrías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "tendrías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tendría" and "tendrías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendían vs tendrías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #297,821 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