Which to use
“tenda” and “tensão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,400
- “tenda” frequency rank
- #2,913
- “tensão” frequency rank
- 16313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenda | tensão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abrigo facilmente montado ou desmontado | o ato ou efeito de esticar ou forçar algo ao seu limite |
Letter map: tenda vs tensão
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenda and tensão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tenda runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tensão's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - tenda / tensão
tenda and tensão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenda is recorded at frequency rank #13,400, classified as anoun. tensão is at rank #2,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tẽ.ˈsɐ.ɐ̃w̃/.
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 16313, this pair ranks #55,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenda vs tensão
Shared letters: ent. Private to "tenda": ad. Private to "tensão": osã.
"tenda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tensão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tenda ← etnda · tedna · tenad · tendda · tennda · tneda · ttenda
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tenda" and "tensão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tenda" vs "tensão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "tenda" and "tensão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tensão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenda" and "tensão" 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 #55,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.