Which to use
“tiende” is a verb and “tilde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,243
- “tiende” frequency rank
- #24,332
- “tilde” frequency rank
- 30575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiende | tilde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tender o de tenderse. | El acento agudo; marca gráfica ´ que se usa, en castellano, para indicar la sílaba en donde recae el acento prosódico cuando las reglas ortográficas prescriben que es necesario hacerlo o que, de lo contrario, caería en otra sílaba. |
Where the eye mixes tiende and tilde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tiende runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against tilde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tiende vs tilde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tiende is [ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e] while tilde is [ˈt̪il̪d̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiende is recorded at frequency rank #6,243, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪e]. tilde is at rank #24,332, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪il̪d̪e].
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 30575, this pair ranks #211,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tiende vs tilde
Shared letters: deit. Private to "tiende": n. Private to "tilde": l.
"tiende" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tiende" and "tilde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tiende" or "tilde" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "tiende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tilde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiende" and "tilde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tale vs tilde". 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 #211,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.