Which to use
“tenham” and “tinhas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,261
- “tenham” frequency rank
- #17,926
- “tinhas” frequency rank
- 19187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenham | tinhas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter | segunda pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenham vs tinhas
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenham and tinhas apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tenham vs tinhas
tenham and tinhas 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenham is recorded at frequency rank #1,261, classified as averb. tinhas is at rank #17,926, 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 19187, this pair ranks #51,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenham vs tinhas
Shared letters: ahnt. Private to "tenham": em. Private to "tinhas": is.
"tenham" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tinhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "tenham" vs "tinhas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tinhas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenham" and "tinhas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tainha vs tinhas". 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 #51,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.