Which to use
“tengo” and “tenha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,588
- “tengo” frequency rank
- #369
- “tenha” frequency rank
- 46957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tengo | tenha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tener | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tengo vs tenha
Shared letters muted; letters that set tengo and tenha apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tengo and tenha follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: tengo and tenha
tengo and tenha 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 46957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tengo is recorded at frequency rank #46,588, classified as averb. tenha is at rank #369, 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 46957, this pair ranks #18,350 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tengo vs tenha
Shared letters: ent. Private to "tengo": go. Private to "tenha": ah.
"tengo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tengo" and "tenha" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tengo" vs "tenha" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tengo" vs "tenha" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tengo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,350 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tengo" and "tenha" 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 #18,350 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.