Which to use
“tainha” is a noun and “tinha” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,633
- “tainha” frequency rank
- #159
- “tinha” frequency rank
- 47792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tainha | tinha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe da família dos mugilídeos, também chamado fataça, mugem, etc. | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tainha vs tinha
Shared letters muted; letters that set tainha and tinha apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - tainha and tinha
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tainha is anoun and tinhaaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47792, 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/. tinha is at rank #159, 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 47792, this pair ranks #17,433 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tainha vs tinha
Shared letters: ahint. Private to "tainha": -. Private to "tinha": -.
"tainha" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tinha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tainha" and "tinha" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tainha" vs "tinha" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "tainha" vs "tinha" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tainha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tinha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,433 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tainha" and "tinha" 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 #17,433 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.