Similar words
trend
Trend usually describes a broad, often statistical or fashionable pattern; tendency is more personal, a general inclination to behave a certain way.
Similar in other languages
German
Neigung
Neigung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "inclination, tendency."
Spanish
inclinación
Close — a tendency relates to an inclination.
German
Trend
Close — a tendency relates to a trend.
Práctica
1 ¿Qué significa tendency?
tendencia
2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She has a ___ to worry.
Oración completa: She has a tendency to worry. (Ella tiene tendencia a preocuparse.)
3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a tendency?
tendency: registro neutral, frecuencia común, dominio general, connotación neutral.