Which to use
“ten” is a pronoun and “tha” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,094
- “ten” frequency rank
- #38,931
- “tha” frequency rank
- 49025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ten | tha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | este, esta, esse, essa | presente do verbo bi (ser, estar); sou/estou, é/está, somos/estamos, são/estão |
Letter map: ten vs tha
Shared letters muted; letters that set ten and tha apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: ten vs tha
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ten is apronoun and thaaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ten is recorded at frequency rank #10,094, classified as apron. tha is at rank #38,931, tagged as averb, pronounced /ha/.
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 49025, this pair ranks #16,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ten vs tha
Shared letters: t. Private to "ten": en. Private to "tha": ah.
"ten" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "ten" and "tha". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ten" and "tha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tha vs tosa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.