# tener vs tenerse

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### tener
*verb · IPA [t̪eˈneɾ] · frequency rank #118*
Poseer, ser dueño de algo.

### tenerse
*verb · IPA [t̪eˈneɾse] · frequency rank #23,969*
Tener (uso pronominal de ...)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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