Which to use
“tem” and “temos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33
- “tem” frequency rank
- #292
- “temos” frequency rank
- 325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tem | temos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter | primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tem vs temos
Shared letters muted; letters that set tem and temos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - tem / temos
tem and temos are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tem” sits inside “temos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tem is recorded at frequency rank #33, classified as averb. temos is at rank #292, 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 325, this pair ranks #75,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tem vs temos
Shared letters: emt. Private to "tem": -. Private to "temos": os.
"tem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "temos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- temos ← etmos · temmos · temoss · temso · teoms · tmeos · ttemos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tem" for "temos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tem" or "temos"?
Useful next steps
Pair "tem" vs "temos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "temos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tem" and "temos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tem 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 #75,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.