Which to use
“tenha” and “tha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #369
- “tenha” frequency rank
- #38,931
- “tha” frequency rank
- 39300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenha | tha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter | presente do verbo bi (ser, estar); sou/estou, é/está, somos/estamos, são/estão |
Letter map: tenha vs tha
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenha and tha apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tenha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tha's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - tenha / tha
tenha and tha 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenha is recorded at frequency rank #369, classified as averb. tha is at rank #38,931, tagged as averb, pronounced /ha/.
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 39300, this pair ranks #26,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenha vs tha
Shared letters: aht. Private to "tenha": en. Private to "tha": -.
"tenha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tenha ← etnha · tehna · tenah · tenhha · tennha · tneha · ttenha
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tenha" and "tha" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tenha" or "tha"?
What to do next
You've compared "tenha" and "tha". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenha" and "tha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tha vs tosa". 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 #26,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.