Which to use
“tainha” is a noun and “tinhas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,633
- “tainha” frequency rank
- #17,926
- “tinhas” frequency rank
- 65559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tainha | tinhas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe da família dos mugilídeos, também chamado fataça, mugem, etc. | segunda pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tainha vs tinhas
Shared letters muted; letters that set tainha and tinhas apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. tainha (CVVCCV) and tinhas (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for tainha / tinhas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tainha is anoun and tinhasaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65559, 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/. tinhas is at rank #17,926, 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 65559, this pair ranks #5,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tainha vs tinhas
Shared letters: ahint. Private to "tainha": -. Private to "tinhas": s.
"tainha" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tinhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tainha" for "tinhas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tainha" or "tinhas"?
Useful next steps
Pair "tainha" vs "tinhas" 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 "tinhas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tainha" and "tinhas" 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 #5,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.