Which to use
“teia” is a noun and “tem” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,694
- “teia” frequency rank
- #33
- “tem” frequency rank
- 15727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teia | tem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de filamentos proteicos produzidos pelas aranhas para construir abrigos e capturar presas | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: teia vs tem
Shared letters muted; letters that set teia and tem apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for teia / tem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teia is anoun and temaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teia is recorded at frequency rank #15,694, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐj.ɐ/. tem is at rank #33, 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 15727, this pair ranks #56,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teia vs tem
Shared letters: et. Private to "teia": ai. Private to "tem": m.
"teia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "tem" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- teia ← etia · teai · tiea · tteia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teia" and "tem" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "teia" or "tem" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "teia" and "tem". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "teia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teia" and "tem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teia vs trema". 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 #56,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.