tengovstextoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tengo is a verb, texto is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“tengo” is a verb and “texto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,588
“tengo” frequency rank
#680
“texto” frequency rank
47268
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tengo texto
Definition primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tener conjunto palavras encadeadas formando um sentido ou conceito

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tengo and texto apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
tengo
5 ch
texto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tengo is averb and textoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tengo is recorded at frequency rank #46,588, classified as averb. texto is at rank #680, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐjʃ.tu/.

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 47268, this pair ranks #17,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tengo vs texto

Shared letters: eot. Private to "tengo": gn. Private to "texto": x.

"tengo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "texto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tengo ← etngo · tegno · tenggo · tenngo · tenog · tnego · ttengo
  • texto ← etxto · tetxo · texot · textto · texxto · ttexto · txeto

Frequency comparison

tengo#46,588
texto#680

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tengo" and "texto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tengo" is a verb and "texto" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tengo" or "texto"?
"texto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #680 in our Portuguese list, against #46,588 for "tengo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering tengo vs texto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “tengo”; for a noun, it's “texto”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tengo” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list