# tell vs tem

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tell
*verb · frequency rank #9,770*
contar, narrar

### tem
*verb · frequency rank #33*
terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter

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