Which to use
“tenham” and “tenhamos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,261
- “tenham” frequency rank
- #7,703
- “tenhamos” frequency rank
- 8964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenham | tenhamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter | primeira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo verbo ter |
Letter map: tenham vs tenhamos
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenham and tenhamos apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. tenham runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tenhamos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: tenham and tenhamos
tenham and tenhamos 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 extra letter(s) - “tenham” sits inside “tenhamos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenham is recorded at frequency rank #1,261, classified as averb. tenhamos is at rank #7,703, 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 8964, this pair ranks #64,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tenham vs tenhamos
Shared letters: aehmnt. Private to "tenham": -. Private to "tenhamos": os.
"tenham" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tenhamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenham" for "tenhamos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tenham" or "tenhamos"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tenham" and "tenhamos".
- Full dictionary entry for "tenham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tenhamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenham" and "tenhamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tenaz vs tenham". 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 #64,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.