Which to use
“tengamos” and “tengas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,814
- “tengamos” frequency rank
- #1,591
- “tengas” frequency rank
- 5405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tengamos | tengas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de tener o de tenerse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de tener o de tenerse. |
Where the eye mixes tengamos and tengas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tengamos runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against tengas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tengamos with tengas
A purely visual mix-up. tengamos ([t̪ẽŋˈgamos]) and tengas ([ˈt̪ẽŋgas]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tengamos is recorded at frequency rank #3,814, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ẽŋˈgamos]. tengas is at rank #1,591, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ẽŋgas].
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 5405, this pair ranks #313,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tengamos vs tengas
Shared letters: aegnst. Private to "tengamos": mo. Private to "tengas": -.
"tengamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "tengas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tengamos" and "tengas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tengamos" or "tengas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tengamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tengas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tengamos" and "tengas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tandas vs tengas". 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 #313,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.