Which to use
“tender” and “tendes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,677
- “tender” frequency rank
- #37,110
- “tendes” frequency rank
- 80787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tender | tendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transitivo | segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tender vs tendes
Shared letters muted; letters that set tender and tendes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. tender and tendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: tender and tendes
tender and tendes are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - r in “tender” becomes s in “tendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tender is recorded at frequency rank #43,677, classified as averb, pronounced /tẽ.ˈdeɾ/. tendes is at rank #37,110, tagged as averb.
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 80787, this pair ranks #1,268 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tender vs tendes
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tender": r. Private to "tendes": s.
"tender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tendes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tender" and "tendes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tender" vs "tendes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "tender" vs "tendes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,268 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tender" and "tendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tandem vs tender". 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 #1,268 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.