# tam vs tem

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tam
*adverb · frequency rank #12,345*
lá, aí, ali, acolá

### tem
*verb · frequency rank #33*
terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tam-vs-tem