# tenet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛnɪt/ · frequency rank #29,121

## Definitions
1. An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tenet (“he, she, or it holds”), from teneō (“hold; have”). Compare obsolete tenent. See tenable.

## Easily confused with
- **TNT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tnt)
- **tet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tet)
- **test** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-test)
- **text** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-text)
- **tone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tone)
- **tune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tune)
- **tent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tent)
- **tens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tens)
- **tint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tint)
- **Tyne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tyne)
- **tine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tine)
- **Teng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-teng)
- **tweet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tweet)
- **tense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tense)
- **tenth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tenth)
- **tuned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tuned)
- **tunes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tunes)
- **Trent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-trent)
- **tones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tones)
- **tents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tents)

## Common misspellings (7)
`etnet`, `teent`, `tenett`, `tennet`, `tente`, `tneet`, `ttenet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tenet