Which to use
“tendes” is a verb and “tênis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,110
- “tendes” frequency rank
- #3,294
- “tênis” frequency rank
- 40404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendes | tênis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo 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: tendes vs tênis
Shared letters muted; letters that set tendes and tênis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tendes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tênis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - tendes and tênis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tendes is averb and tênisanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tendes is recorded at frequency rank #37,110, 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 40404, this pair ranks #25,722 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tendes vs tênis
Shared letters: nst. Private to "tendes": de. Private to "tênis": iê.
"tendes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tênis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tendes ← etndes · tednes · tenddes · tendess · tendse · teneds · tenndes · tnedes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tendes" for "tênis" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tendes" or "tênis" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "tendes" and "tênis". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tendes" 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 #25,722 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendes" and "tênis" 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 #25,722 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.