Which to use
“ten” is a pronoun and “tenaz” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,094
- “ten” frequency rank
- #42,239
- “tenaz” frequency rank
- 52333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ten | tenaz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | este, esta, esse, essa | muito aderente |
Letter map: ten vs tenaz
Shared letters muted; letters that set ten and tenaz apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ten runs 3 letters (CVC) against tenaz's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ten vs tenaz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ten is apronoun and tenazanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ten” sits inside “tenaz”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ten is recorded at frequency rank #10,094, classified as apron. tenaz is at rank #42,239, tagged as anadj, pronounced /tɨ.ˈnaʃ/.
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 52333, this pair ranks #12,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ten vs tenaz
Shared letters: ent. Private to "ten": -. Private to "tenaz": az.
"ten" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tenaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tenaz ← etnaz · teanz · tenazz · tennaz · tenza · tneaz · ttenaz
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ten" and "tenaz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ten" or "tenaz"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenaz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ten" and "tenaz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tenaz vs tengo". 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 #12,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.