Which to use
“tenda” is a noun and “tendes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,400
- “tenda” frequency rank
- #37,110
- “tendes” frequency rank
- 50510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenda | tendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abrigo facilmente montado ou desmontado | segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenda vs tendes
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenda and tendes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tenda runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tendes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: tenda vs tendes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenda is anoun and tendesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenda is recorded at frequency rank #13,400, classified as anoun. tendes is at rank #37,110, 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 50510, this pair ranks #14,444 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tenda vs tendes
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tenda": a. Private to "tendes": s.
"tenda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tendes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tenda" and "tendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tenda" or "tendes"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "tenda" and "tendes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,444 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenda" and "tendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tender vs tendes". 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 #14,444 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.