Which to use
“tainha” is a noun and “tenha” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,633
- “tainha” frequency rank
- #369
- “tenha” frequency rank
- 48002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tainha | tenha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe da família dos mugilídeos, também chamado fataça, mugem, etc. | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tainha vs tenha
Shared letters muted; letters that set tainha and tenha apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for tainha / tenha
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tainha is anoun and tenhaaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tainha is recorded at frequency rank #47,633, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɐ.ˈi.ɲɐ/. tenha is at rank #369, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48002, this pair ranks #17,223 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tainha vs tenha
Shared letters: ahnt. Private to "tainha": i. Private to "tenha": e.
"tainha" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tainha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,223 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tainha" and "tenha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tainha vs trinca". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #17,223 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.