Which to use
“tenha” is a verb and “teta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #369
- “tenha” frequency rank
- #34,947
- “teta” frequency rank
- 35316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenha | teta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter | mama; úbere |
Letter map: tenha vs teta
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenha and teta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tenha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against teta's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: tenha vs teta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenha is averb and tetaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenha is recorded at frequency rank #369, classified as averb. teta is at rank #34,947, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈte.tɐ/.
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 35316, this pair ranks #31,735 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenha vs teta
Shared letters: aet. Private to "tenha": hn. Private to "teta": -.
"tenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "teta" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenha" for "teta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tenha" vs "teta" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "tenha" and "teta". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,735 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenha" and "teta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teta vs trema". 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 #31,735 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.