tenhas

verb

The verdict

“tenhas” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,973 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#14,973
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - segunda pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

tenhas vs tens
67% similar
tenhas vs tenho
67% similar
tenhas vs tinha
67% similar

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

Key facts for tenhas
PropertyValue
Headwordtenhas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,973
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tenhas” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tenhas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for tenhas is 6 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #14,973 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "segunda pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tenhas, with forms such as "etnhas", "tehnas", and "tenahs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tens", "tenho", "tinha", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is tenhas, spelled T-E-N-H-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    segunda pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etnhas,tehnas,tenahs,tenhass,tenhhas,tenhsa,tennhas,tnehas,ttenhas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tenhas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etnhas2tehnas2tenahs2tenhass1tenhhas1tenhsa2tennhas1tnehas2
Edit distance from "tenhas"

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 "tenhas"?
"tenhas" is spelled T-E-N-H-A-S.
What does "tenhas" mean?
As a verb, "tenhas" means: segunda pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter
What words are commonly confused with "tenhas"?
"tenhas" is commonly confused with "tens", "tenho", "tinha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tenhas" come from?
"tenhas" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “tenhas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-E-N-H-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “tens” - see the side-by-side comparison. tenhas vs tens
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list