Which to use
“tela” is a noun and “tens” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,952
- “tela” frequency rank
- #2,447
- “tens” frequency rank
- 4399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tela | tens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tecido de lã, linho, seda, etc. | segunda pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tela vs tens
Shared letters muted; letters that set tela and tens apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for tela / tens
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tela is anoun and tensaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tela is recorded at frequency rank #1,952, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɛ.lɐ/. tens is at rank #2,447, 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 4399, this pair ranks #70,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tela vs tens
Shared letters: et. Private to "tela": al. Private to "tens": ns.
"tela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tela" for "tens" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tela" or "tens"?
Useful next steps
Pair "tela" vs "tens" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tela" and "tens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tela 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 #70,521 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.