Which to use
“tienda” is a noun and “tienes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,592
- “tienda” frequency rank
- #272
- “tienes” frequency rank
- 1864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tienda | tienes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pabellón de tela, piel o material sintético que se sujeta mediante una armazón de palos o tubos clavados en el suelo. Se usa como habitación provisoria al aire libre, que se puede llevar de un lado a otro. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse. |
Where the eye mixes tienda and tienes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tienda (CVVCCV) and tienes (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tienda vs tienes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tienda is [ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪a] while tienes is [ˈt̪jenes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tienda is recorded at frequency rank #1,592, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪a]. 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 1864, this pair ranks #321,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tienda vs tienes
Shared letters: eint. Private to "tienda": ad. Private to "tienes": s.
"tienda" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tienes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tienda" and "tienes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tienda" or "tienes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tienda" 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 #321,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tienda" and "tienes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tienes vs tildes". 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 #321,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.