Which to use
“tenda” is a noun and “tende” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,400
- “tenda” frequency rank
- #6,951
- “tende” frequency rank
- 20351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenda | tende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abrigo facilmente montado ou desmontado | segunda pessoa do plural do imperativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenda vs tende
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenda and tende apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tenda and tende follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - tenda and tende
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenda is anoun and tendeaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “tenda” becomes e in “tende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenda is recorded at frequency rank #13,400, classified as anoun. 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 20351, this pair ranks #50,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenda vs tende
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tenda": a. Private to "tende": -.
"tenda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenda" for "tende" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tenda" or "tende"?
What to do next
Pair "tenda" vs "tende" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenda" 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 #50,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenda" and "tende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tenda 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 #50,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.