Which to use
“tenemos” and “tengamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #229
- “tenemos” frequency rank
- #3,814
- “tengamos” frequency rank
- 4043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenemos | tengamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de tener o de tenerse. |
Where the eye mixes tenemos and tengamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tenemos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against tengamos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tenemos vs tengamos
A purely visual mix-up. tenemos ([t̪eˈnemos]) and tengamos ([t̪ẽŋˈgamos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenemos is recorded at frequency rank #229, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪eˈnemos]. tengamos is at rank #3,814, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽŋˈgamos].
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 4043, this pair ranks #317,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tenemos vs tengamos
Shared letters: emnost. Private to "tenemos": -. Private to "tengamos": ag.
"tenemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tengamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenemos" for "tengamos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tenemos" or "tengamos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tenemos" and "tengamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tengamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenemos" and "tengamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tenemos vs termos". 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 #317,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.