Which to use
“tende” is a verb and “tênis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,951
- “tende” frequency rank
- #3,294
- “tênis” frequency rank
- 10245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tende | tênis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do imperativo do verbo ter | desporto individual (ou de duplas) no qual os jogadores enviam um ao outro uma pequena bola, com ajuda de raquetes por sobre uma rede que divide a quadra de jogo |
Letter map: tende vs tênis
Shared letters muted; letters that set tende and tênis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for tende / tênis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tende is averb and tênisanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tende is recorded at frequency rank #6,951, classified as averb. tênis is at rank #3,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈte.nis/.
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 10245, this pair ranks #62,922 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tende vs tênis
Shared letters: nt. Private to "tende": de. Private to "tênis": isê.
"tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tênis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tende ← etnde · tedne · tendde · tened · tennde · tnede · ttende
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tende" for "tênis" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tende" or "tênis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "tende" vs "tênis" 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 "tênis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,922 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tende" and "tênis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tende 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 #62,922 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.