tien

/tin/ ouvir^(fonte ?)

//tin/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ num

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The verdict

“tien” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,531 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,531
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o número dez

Key facts for tien
PropertyValue
Headwordtien
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/tin/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,531
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tien” 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). tien lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tien is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,531 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed /tin/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o número dez".

tien has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is tien, spelled T-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    o número dez

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 "tien"?
"tien" is spelled T-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /tin/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "tien" mean?
As a numeral, "tien" means: o número dez
How do you pronounce "tien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tien" is /tin/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tien" come from?
"tien" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “tien”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tin/ ouvir^(fonte ?) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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