pretension vs pretense

pretension and pretense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretension	Yes	No	No	No
pretense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pretension and pretense are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pretension include pretence.

pretension (noun)	pretense (noun)
a false or unsupportable quality	the act of giving a false appearance
the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)	a false or unsupportable quality
the advancing of a claim	an artful or simulated semblance
	imaginative intellectual play
	pretending with intention to deceive