Which to use
“tenaz” is an adjective and “tenha” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,239
- “tenaz” frequency rank
- #369
- “tenha” frequency rank
- 42608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenaz | tenha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | muito aderente | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenaz vs tenha
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenaz and tenha apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tenaz (CVCVC) and tenha (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 / tenha
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenaz is anadjective and tenhaaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42608, 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/. tenha is at rank #369, 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 42608, this pair ranks #23,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenaz vs tenha
Shared letters: aent. Private to "tenaz": z. Private to "tenha": h.
"tenaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tenaz" and "tenha" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tenaz" vs "tenha" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tenaz" and "tenha".
- Full dictionary entry for "tenaz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenaz" and "tenha" 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 #23,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.