Which to use
“tenaz” is an adjective and “tenham” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,239
- “tenaz” frequency rank
- #1,261
- “tenham” frequency rank
- 43500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenaz | tenham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | muito aderente | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenaz vs tenham
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenaz and tenham apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tenaz runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tenham's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - tenaz and tenham
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenaz is anadjective and tenhamaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43500, 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/. tenham is at rank #1,261, 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 43500, this pair ranks #22,120 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenaz vs tenham
Shared letters: aent. Private to "tenaz": z. Private to "tenham": hm.
"tenaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tenham" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tenaz" and "tenham" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tenaz" vs "tenham" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "tenaz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,120 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenaz" and "tenham" 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 #22,120 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.