Which to use
“tenha” and “teria” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #369
- “tenha” frequency rank
- #660
- “teria” frequency rank
- 1029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenha | teria |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter | primeira pessoa do singular do condicional do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenha vs teria
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenha and teria apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - tenha / teria
tenha and teria 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 1029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenha is recorded at frequency rank #369, classified as averb. teria is at rank #660, 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 1029, this pair ranks #74,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tenha vs teria
Shared letters: aet. Private to "tenha": hn. Private to "teria": ir.
"tenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "teria" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenha" for "teria" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tenha" vs "teria" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "tenha" vs "teria" 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 "teria" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenha" and "teria" 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 #74,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.