Which to use
“tengo” and “terão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,588
- “tengo” frequency rank
- #2,294
- “terão” frequency rank
- 48882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tengo | terão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tener | terceira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tengo vs terão
Shared letters muted; letters that set tengo and terão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tengo (CVCCV) and terão (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: tengo and terão
tengo and terão 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 48882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tengo is recorded at frequency rank #46,588, classified as averb. terão is at rank #2,294, 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 48882, this pair ranks #16,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tengo vs terão
Shared letters: eot. Private to "tengo": gn. Private to "terão": rã.
"tengo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "terão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tengo ← etngo · tegno · tenggo · tenngo · tenog · tnego · ttengo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tengo" and "terão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tengo" or "terão"?
After this comparison
You've compared "tengo" and "terão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tengo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tengo" and "terão" 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 #16,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.