Which to use
“tantas” is a noun and “tenhas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,726
- “tantas” frequency rank
- #14,973
- “tenhas” frequency rank
- 16699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tantas | tenhas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | horário avançado | segunda pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tantas vs tenhas
Shared letters muted; letters that set tantas and tenhas apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tantas and tenhas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for tantas / tenhas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tantas is anoun and tenhasaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tantas is recorded at frequency rank #1,726, classified as anoun. tenhas is at rank #14,973, 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 16699, this pair ranks #54,769 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tantas vs tenhas
Shared letters: anst. Private to "tantas": -. Private to "tenhas": eh.
"tantas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tenhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tantas" for "tenhas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tantas" or "tenhas"?
After this comparison
Pair "tantas" vs "tenhas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tantas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenhas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,769 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tantas" and "tenhas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tenaz vs tenhas". 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 #54,769 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.