tenda

noun

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The verdict

“tenda” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,400
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abrigo facilmente montado ou desmontado

Corpus desk

Index PT-tenda · tenda · Portuguese

tenda · rank #13,400 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,400
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tiger

Nearest frequency peer: Tiger (+3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “tenda”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “tenda” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tenda vs terá
40% similar
tenda vs tens
60% similar
tenda vs teta
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tenda
PropertyValue
Headwordtenda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,400
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tenda”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.tendacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Tiger” (#13,403), “tivermos” (#13,404), “sopro” (#13,393). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tenda” fica em #13,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tenda, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,400 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tenda, with forms such as "etnda", "tedna", and "tenad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "terá", "tens", "teta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tenda, spelled T-E-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    abrigo facilmente montado ou desmontado
  2. 2
    barraca na feira
  3. 3
    loja

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tenda appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A mãe, a mulher, as tias e os sobrinhos do cobrador esperavam notícias na tenda armada para abrigar os familiares das vítimas próximo ao local das buscas.
  2. A tenda dos pastéis é sempre a mais concorrida da feira.

This word in other languages

tent(English)tienda(Español)tente(Français)Zelt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etnda
  • tedna
  • tenad
  • tendda
  • tennda
  • tneda
  • ttenda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tenda - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etnda2tedna2tenad2tendda1tennda1tneda2ttenda1
Edit distance from "tenda"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tenda"?
"tenda" is spelled T-E-N-D-A.
What does "tenda" mean?
As a noun, "tenda" means: abrigo facilmente montado ou desmontado
What words are commonly confused with "tenda"?
"tenda" is commonly confused with "terá", "tens", "teta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tenda" come from?
"tenda" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tenda", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tiger#13,403sopro#13,393smart#13,390vodka#13,418

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

basic7 variantsblood7 variantshóquei7 variantsfixar7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list