tenha vs tha, What's the Difference?

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tenha and tha apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

tenha

3 ch

tha

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

tenha#369

tha#38,931

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tenha" and "tha" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "tenha" or "tha"?

"tenha" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #369 in our Portuguese list, against #38,931 for "tha". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering tenha vs tha

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tenha” entry
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