# tem vs then

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### then
*adverb · IPA /ˈðɛn/ · frequency rank #18,204*
então, aí. daí

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