tivesse

verb

The verdict

“tivesse” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#926
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

tivesse vs tiveste
86% similar
tivesse vs tivessem
88% similar
tivesse vs tivesses
88% similar

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

Key facts for tivesse
PropertyValue
Headwordtivesse
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#926
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tivesse” 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). tivesse lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tivesse, averb. Corpus frequency is #926 among 1,850 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tivesse, with forms such as "itvesse", "tievsse", and "tivese". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "tiveste", "tivessem", "tivesses", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is tivesse, spelled T-I-V-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do conjuntivo do verbo ter
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do conjuntivo do verbo ter

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itvesse
  • tievsse
  • tivese
  • tiveses
  • tivsese
  • tivvesse
  • ttivesse
  • tviesse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tivesse - 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.

itvesse2tievsse2tivese1tiveses2tivsese2tivvesse1ttivesse1tviesse2
Edit distance from "tivesse"

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 "tivesse"?
"tivesse" is spelled T-I-V-E-S-S-E.
What does "tivesse" mean?
As a verb, "tivesse" means: primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do conjuntivo do verbo ter
What words are commonly confused with "tivesse"?
"tivesse" is commonly confused with "tiveste", "tivessem", "tivesses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tivesse" come from?
"tivesse" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “tivesse”

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

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

Same frequency band

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