Which to use
“tenaz” is an adjective and “tenhas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,239
- “tenaz” frequency rank
- #14,973
- “tenhas” frequency rank
- 57212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenaz | tenhas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | muito aderente | segunda pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenaz vs tenhas
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenaz and tenhas apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tenaz runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tenhas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for tenaz / tenhas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenaz is anadjective and tenhasaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57212, 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/. tenhas is at rank #14,973, 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 57212, this pair ranks #9,462 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tenaz vs tenhas
Shared letters: aent. Private to "tenaz": z. Private to "tenhas": hs.
"tenaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tenhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tenaz" and "tenhas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tenaz" or "tenhas" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tenaz" and "tenhas".
- Full dictionary entry for "tenaz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenhas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,462 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenaz" and "tenhas" 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 #9,462 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.