Which to use
“tiendo” and “tienes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,584
- “tiendo” frequency rank
- #272
- “tienes” frequency rank
- 28856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiendo | tienes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de tender o de tenderse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse. |
Where the eye mixes tiendo and tienes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tiendo (CVVCCV) and tienes (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between tiendo and tienes
A purely visual mix-up. tiendo ([ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o]) and tienes ([ˈt̪jenes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiendo is recorded at frequency rank #28,584, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o]. 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 28856, this pair ranks #219,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tiendo vs tienes
Shared letters: eint. Private to "tiendo": do. Private to "tienes": s.
"tiendo" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tienes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tiendo" for "tienes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tiendo" vs "tienes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tiendo" and "tienes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiendo" 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 #219,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiendo" and "tienes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiendo vs tiento". 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 #219,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.