Which to use
“tenaz” is an adjective and “tende” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,239
- “tenaz” frequency rank
- #6,951
- “tende” frequency rank
- 49190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenaz | tende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | muito aderente | segunda pessoa do plural do imperativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenaz vs tende
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenaz and tende apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tenaz (CVCVC) and tende (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for tenaz / tende
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenaz is anadjective and tendeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenaz is recorded at frequency rank #42,239, classified as anadj, pronounced /tɨ.ˈnaʃ/. tende is at rank #6,951, 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 49190, this pair ranks #15,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tenaz vs tende
Shared letters: ent. Private to "tenaz": az. Private to "tende": d.
"tenaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tenaz" and "tende" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tenaz" or "tende" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tenaz" vs "tende" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenaz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenaz" and "tende" 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 #15,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.