Which to use
“tchê” is an intj and “teve” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,803
- “tchê” frequency rank
- #293
- “teve” frequency rank
- 41096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tchê | teve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do verbo ter |
Letter map: tchê vs teve
Shared letters muted; letters that set tchê and teve apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. tchê (CCCV) and teve (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for tchê / teve
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tchê is anintj and teveaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tchê is recorded at frequency rank #40,803, classified as anintj, pronounced /tʃe/. teve is at rank #293, 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 41096, this pair ranks #24,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tchê vs teve
Shared letters: t. Private to "tchê": chê. Private to "teve": ev.
"tchê" · 4 letters · shape CCCV · "teve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- teve ← etve · teev · tevve · tteve · tvee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tchê" for "teve" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tchê" or "teve" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "tchê" vs "teve" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tchê" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tchê" and "teve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tchê vs tune". 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 #24,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.