Which to use
“tenaz” is an adjective and “terás” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,239
- “tenaz” frequency rank
- #28,045
- “terás” frequency rank
- 70284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenaz | terás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | muito aderente | segunda pessoa do singular do futuro do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenaz vs terás
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenaz and terás apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tenaz and terás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - tenaz and terás
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenaz is anadjective and terásaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70284, 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/. terás is at rank #28,045, 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 70284, this pair ranks #3,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tenaz vs terás
Shared letters: et. Private to "tenaz": anz. Private to "terás": rsá.
"tenaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "terás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tenaz ← etnaz · teanz · tenazz · tennaz · tenza · tneaz · ttenaz
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tenaz" and "terás" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tenaz" or "terás"?
What to do next
You've compared "tenaz" and "terás". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenaz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenaz" and "terás" 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 #3,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.