tênis
/ˈte.nis/
The verdict
“tênis” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,294
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 917
- “T” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desporto individual (ou de duplas) no qual os jogadores enviam um ao outro uma pequena bola, com ajuda de raquetes por sobre uma rede que divide a quadra de jogo
Corpus desk
Index PT-tenis · tênis · Portuguese
tênis · rank #3,294 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,294
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 917
- PHOTO-FINISH urgente
Nearest frequency peer: urgente (+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 “tênis”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- resgate
resgate
96,715 corpus weight
- seguido
seguido
96,712 corpus weight
- senso
senso
96,711 corpus weight
- tênis
tênis
96,707 corpus weight
- urgente
urgente
96,706 corpus weight
- álcool
álcool
96,701 corpus weight
What this shows “tênis” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tênis |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈte.nis/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,294 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “tênis”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around tênis (IPA /ˈte.nis/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,294 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tênis, with forms such as "tnêis", "ttênis", and "têins". 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, "tens", "teria", "tento", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is tênis, spelled T-Ê-N-I-S.
Definition
- 1desporto individual (ou de duplas) no qual os jogadores enviam um ao outro uma pequena bola, com ajuda de raquetes por sobre uma rede que divide a quadra de jogo
- 2calçado de uso amplamente difundido, surgido originalmente entre os praticantes do desporto
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tênis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Desde a aposentadoria de Andre Agassi, ano passado, o tênis deixou de ter um astro, alguém que atraia os holofotes, que seja concorrido pelos paparazzi.
A moda dos tênis com rodinhas, semelhantes a um patins, mal chegou e já foi proibida por algumas escolas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- tnêis
- ttênis
- têins
- têniss
- tênnis
- tênsi
- êtnis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tênis - 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.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).