How to spell PRETENEDED correctly?

The correct spelling of "preteneded" should be "pretended". It is a common mistake, and one way to avoid it is to remember that "pretend" has only one "e" before the suffix "-ed". Other correct suggestions include "feigned" and "acted".

• pretended She pretended to be interested in his story, but was actually just scrolling through her phone.
• pretender The pretender to the throne was quickly exposed as an impostor once the true heir returned.

Contempories

• contemporaneous
• contemporaries
• contemporary
• contemptuous
• cotemporaries