Which to use
“tened” and “tienes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,640
- “tened” frequency rank
- #272
- “tienes” frequency rank
- 26912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tened | tienes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de tener. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse. |
Where the eye mixes tened and tienes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tened runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tienes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tened vs tienes
A purely visual mix-up. tened ([t̪eˈneð̞]) and tienes ([ˈt̪jenes]) 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 26912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tened is recorded at frequency rank #26,640, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪eˈneð̞]. tienes is at rank #272, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪jenes].
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 26912, this pair ranks #229,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tened vs tienes
Shared letters: ent. Private to "tened": d. Private to "tienes": is.
"tened" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tienes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tened" for "tienes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tened" vs "tienes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tened" and "tienes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tened" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tienes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tened" and "tienes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teje vs tened". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #229,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.