ténia
/ˈtɛ.njɐ/
The verdict
“ténia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verme parasita do tubo digestivo dos vertebrados com o corpo chato, comprido e dividido em anéis
Corpus desk
Index PT-tenia · ténia · Portuguese
ténia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ténia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɛ.njɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ténia” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ténia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɛ.njɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verme parasita do tubo digestivo dos vertebrados com o corpo chato, comprido e dividido em anéis".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ténia, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is ténia, spelled T-É-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1verme parasita do tubo digestivo dos vertebrados com o corpo chato, comprido e dividido em anéis
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.