Which to use
“tem” is a verb and “tempo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33
- “tem” frequency rank
- #84
- “tempo” frequency rank
- 117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tem | tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter | continuum linear não-espacial no qual os eventos se sucedem irreversivelmente |
Letter map: tem vs tempo
Shared letters muted; letters that set tem and tempo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tem is averb and tempoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tem” sits inside “tempo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tem is recorded at frequency rank #33, classified as averb. tempo is at rank #84, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtẽm.pʊ/.
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 117, this pair ranks #75,546 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tem vs tempo
Shared letters: emt. Private to "tem": -. Private to "tempo": op.
"tem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tempo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tempo ← etmpo · temmpo · temop · temppo · tepmo · tmepo · ttempo