Which to use
“tende” and “tengo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,951
- “tende” frequency rank
- #46,588
- “tengo” frequency rank
- 53539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tende | tengo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do imperativo do verbo ter | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tener |
Letter map: tende vs tengo
Shared letters muted; letters that set tende and tengo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tende and tengo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tende vs tengo
tende and tengo 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tende is recorded at frequency rank #6,951, classified as averb. tengo is at rank #46,588, 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 53539, this pair ranks #11,957 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tende vs tengo
Shared letters: ent. Private to "tende": d. Private to "tengo": go.
"tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tengo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tende" and "tengo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tende" or "tengo"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tengo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,957 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tende" and "tengo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teco 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 #11,957 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.