Which to use
“teco” is a noun and “teve” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,185
- “teco” frequency rank
- #293
- “teve” frequency rank
- 43478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teco | teve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tiro de arma de fogo | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do verbo ter |
Letter map: teco vs teve
Shared letters muted; letters that set teco and teve apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for teco / teve
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teco is anoun and teveaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teco is recorded at frequency rank #43,185, classified as anoun. 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 43478, this pair ranks #22,153 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teco vs teve
Shared letters: et. Private to "teco": co. Private to "teve": v.
"teco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "teve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teco" for "teve" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "teco" or "teve" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "teco" and "teve".
- Full dictionary entry for "teco" 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 #22,153 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teco" and "teve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco vs tufo". 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 #22,153 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.