Which to use
“tenha” and “tenham” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #369
- “tenha” frequency rank
- #1,261
- “tenham” frequency rank
- 1630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenha | tenham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenha vs tenham
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenha and tenham apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. tenha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tenham's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tenha vs tenham
tenha and tenham 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 1 extra letter(s) - “tenha” sits inside “tenham”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenha is recorded at frequency rank #369, classified as averb. tenham is at rank #1,261, 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 1630, this pair ranks #73,901 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tenha vs tenham
Shared letters: aehnt. Private to "tenha": -. Private to "tenham": m.
"tenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tenham" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenha" for "tenham" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tenha" or "tenham" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tenha" vs "tenham" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,901 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenha" and "tenham" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tainha vs tenha". 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 #73,901 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.