Which to use
“tiene” is a verb and “tigre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #51
- “tiene” frequency rank
- #5,569
- “tigre” frequency rank
- 5620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiene | tigre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de tener o de tenerse. | (Panthera tigris) Felino asiático de gran tamaño, el mayor del mundo y una de las cuatro especies capaces de rugir gracias a la peculiar conformación de su hioides. Es distintiva su piel rayada de base naranja a blanca con franjas negras. Son predadores solitarios, que cazan en la selva y junto a los ríos, y grandes nadadores. Existen ocho subespecies, distribuidas por el Lejano Oriente, el Indostán y Siberia, todas ellas amenazadas de extinción. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tiene and tigre apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
tiene and tigre form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiene is recorded at frequency rank #51, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪jene]. tigre is at rank #5,569, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪iɣ̞ɾe].
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 5620, this pair ranks #313,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering tiene vs tigre
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “tiene”; for a noun, it's “tigre”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tiene” entry
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