Which to use
“tengo” is a verb and “trigo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,588
- “tengo” frequency rank
- #7,348
- “trigo” frequency rank
- 53936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tengo | trigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo tener | de trigo; feito de trigo |
Letter map: tengo vs trigo
Shared letters muted; letters that set tengo and trigo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tengo (CVCCV) and trigo (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for tengo / trigo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tengo is averb and trigoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tengo is recorded at frequency rank #46,588, classified as averb. trigo is at rank #7,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtɾi.ɡu/.
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 53936, this pair ranks #11,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tengo vs trigo
Shared letters: got. Private to "tengo": en. Private to "trigo": ir.
"tengo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "trigo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tengo" and "trigo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tengo" vs "trigo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tengo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tengo" and "trigo" 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 #11,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.