tenhamvstentamWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“tenham” and “tentam” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,261
“tenham” frequency rank
#4,680
“tentam” frequency rank
5941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tenham tentam
Definition terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter terceira pessoa do plural do presente do modo indicativo do verbo tentar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tenham and tentam apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
tenham
6 ch
tentam

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

tenham and tentam 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 a single letter - h in “tenham” becomes t in “tentam”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tenham is recorded at frequency rank #1,261, classified as averb. tentam is at rank #4,680, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈtẽ.tɐ̃w̃/ [ˈtẽ.tɐ̃ʊ̯̃].

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 5941, this pair ranks #68,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tenham vs tentam

Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "tenham": h. Private to "tentam": -.

"tenham" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "tentam" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tenhametnham · tehnam · tenahm · tenhamm · tenhham · tenhma · tennham · tneham
  • tentametntam · tenatm · tenntam · tentamm · tentma · tenttam · tetnam · tnetam

Frequency comparison

tenham#1,261
tentam#4,680

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tenham" and "tentam" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - h in “tenham” becomes t in “tentam”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "tenham" or "tentam"?
"tenham" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,261 in our Portuguese list, against #4,680 for "tentam". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tenham vs tentam

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • 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 “tenham” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list