Which to use
“tendo” and “tengo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #591
- “tendo” frequency rank
- #46,588
- “tengo” frequency rank
- 47179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tendo | tengo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | esticar, estender. | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tener |
Letter map: tendo vs tengo
Shared letters muted; letters that set tendo and tengo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: tendo and tengo
tendo 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 differ by a single letter - d in “tendo” becomes g in “tengo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tendo is recorded at frequency rank #591, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈten.doː/. 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 47179, this pair ranks #18,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tendo vs tengo
Shared letters: enot. Private to "tendo": d. Private to "tengo": g.
"tendo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tengo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tendo" and "tengo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tendo" vs "tengo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tendo" and "tengo".
- Full dictionary entry for "tendo" 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 #18,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tendo" 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 #18,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.