# tear vs ten

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tear
*noun · IPA /ˈtjaɾ/ · frequency rank #31,581*
aparelho ou máquina de tecer

### ten
*pronoun · frequency rank #10,094*
este, esta, esse, essa

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tear-vs-ten