Which to use
“tentativa” and “tentativas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,402
- “tentativa” frequency rank
- #40,020
- “tentativas” frequency rank
- 58422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tentativa | tentativas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o propuesta para ensayar o experimentar algo (aún sin certeza de que va a funcionar o a tener éxito). | Forma del plural de tentativa. |
Where the eye mixes tentativa and tentativas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. tentativa runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against tentativas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tentativa vs tentativas
A purely visual mix-up. tentativa ([t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞a]) and tentativas ([t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞as]) 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) - “tentativa” sits inside “tentativas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tentativa is recorded at frequency rank #18,402, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞a]. tentativas is at rank #40,020, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈt̪iβ̞as].
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 58422, this pair ranks #66,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tentativa vs tentativas
Shared letters: aeintv. Private to "tentativa": -. Private to "tentativas": s.
"tentativa" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "tentativas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tentativa ← etntativa · tenattiva · tenntativa · tentaitva · tentatiav · tentatiba · tentativva · tentattiva
- tentativas ← etntativas · tenattivas · tenntativas · tentaitvas · tentatiavs · tentatibas · tentativass · tentativsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tentativa" and "tentativas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tentativa" or "tentativas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tentativa" and "tentativas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tentativa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tentativas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #66,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.