Which to use
“telha” is a noun and “tenho” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,173
- “telha” frequency rank
- #90
- “tenho” frequency rank
- 24263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | telha | tenho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de barro cozido ou de outro material (pedra, cimento-amianto, metal, vidro, plástico, madeira etc.), usado na cobertura de casas e outros edifícios | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: telha vs tenho
Shared letters muted; letters that set telha and tenho apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - telha and tenho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: telha is anoun and tenhoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
telha is recorded at frequency rank #24,173, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐj.ʎɐ/. tenho is at rank #90, 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 24263, this pair ranks #45,403 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of telha vs tenho
Shared letters: eht. Private to "telha": al. Private to "tenho": no.
"telha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tenho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "telha" and "tenho" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "telha" vs "tenho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "telha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,403 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "telha" and "tenho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "telha vs tralha". 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 #45,403 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.