Which to use
“tensas” is a verb and “tensos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,322
- “tensas” frequency rank
- #40,019
- “tensos” frequency rank
- 76341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tensas | tensos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de tensar. | Forma del masculino plural de tenso. |
Where the eye mixes tensas and tensos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tensas and tensos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tensas with tensos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tensas is [ˈt̪ẽnsas] while tensos is [ˈt̪ẽnsos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “tensas” becomes o in “tensos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tensas is recorded at frequency rank #36,322, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ẽnsas]. tensos is at rank #40,019, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪ẽnsos].
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 76341, this pair ranks #17,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tensas vs tensos
Shared letters: enst. Private to "tensas": a. Private to "tensos": o.
"tensas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tensos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tensas" and "tensos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tensas" or "tensos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tensas" and "tensos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tensas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tensos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tensas" and "tensos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tensos vs termos". 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 #17,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.