Which to use
“tenham” and “tinha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,261
- “tenham” frequency rank
- #159
- “tinha” frequency rank
- 1420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenham | tinha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenham vs tinha
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenham and tinha apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tenham runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tinha's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tenham vs tinha
tenham and tinha 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenham is recorded at frequency rank #1,261, classified as averb. tinha is at rank #159, 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 1420, this pair ranks #74,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tenham vs tinha
Shared letters: ahnt. Private to "tenham": em. Private to "tinha": i.
"tenham" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tinha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tenham" and "tinha" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tenham" vs "tinha" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tenham" and "tinha".
- Full dictionary entry for "tenham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tinha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenham" and "tinha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tainha vs tinha". 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 #74,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.