Which to use
“tende” and “tendes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,951
- “tende” frequency rank
- #37,110
- “tendes” frequency rank
- 44061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tende | tendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do imperativo do verbo ter | segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tende vs tendes
Shared letters muted; letters that set tende and tendes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. tende 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.
Pair insight - tende / tendes
tende and tendes 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 extra letter(s) - “tende” sits inside “tendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tende is recorded at frequency rank #6,951, classified as averb. 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 44061, this pair ranks #21,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tende vs tendes
Shared letters: dent. Private to "tende": -. Private to "tendes": s.
"tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tendes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tende" and "tendes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tende" or "tendes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "tende" vs "tendes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tende" 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 #21,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tende" 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 #21,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.