tenham

verb

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The verdict

“tenham” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,261. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,261
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter

Corpus desk

Index PT-tenham · tenham · Portuguese

tenham · rank #1,261 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,261
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH telefone

Nearest frequency peer: telefone (-1 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 “tenham”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tenham” 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).

tenham vs tenho
67% similar
tenham vs tinha
67% similar
tenham vs tinham
83% similar

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

Key facts for tenham
PropertyValue
Headwordtenham
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,261
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “tenham”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).tenhamcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “telefone” (#1,260), “tom” (#1,262), “responsabilidade” (#1,259). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “tenham” fica em #1,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tenham, averb. Corpus frequency is #1,261 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tenham, with forms such as "etnham", "tehnam", and "tenahm". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "tenho", "tinha", "tinham", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tenham, spelled T-E-N-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do plural do imperativo do verbo ter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. que eles/ elas/ vocês tenham
  2. Que tenham longos tempos o governo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etnham
  • tehnam
  • tenahm
  • tenhamm
  • tenhham
  • tenhma
  • tennham
  • tneham
  • ttenham

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tenham - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etnham2tehnam2tenahm2tenhamm1tenhham1tenhma2tennham1tneham2
Edit distance from "tenham"

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 "tenham"?
"tenham" is spelled T-E-N-H-A-M.
What does "tenham" mean?
As a verb, "tenham" means: terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter
What words are commonly confused with "tenham"?
"tenham" is commonly confused with "tenho", "tinha", "tinham". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tenham" come from?
"tenham" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trazer#1,263ônibus#1,266chance#1,271doença#1,279

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

ciência9 variantsmemória9 variantsmatéria9 variantsinteiro9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list