Which to use
“tenhas” is a verb and “tennis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,973
- “tenhas” frequency rank
- #30,746
- “tennis” frequency rank
- 45719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenhas | tennis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter | ténis/tênis: |
Letter map: tenhas vs tennis
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenhas and tennis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tenhas and tennis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - tenhas and tennis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenhas is averb and tennisanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenhas is recorded at frequency rank #14,973, classified as averb. tennis is at rank #30,746, tagged as anoun.
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 45719, this pair ranks #19,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenhas vs tennis
Shared letters: enst. Private to "tenhas": ah. Private to "tennis": i.
"tenhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tennis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tenhas" and "tennis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tenhas" vs "tennis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tenhas" and "tennis".
- Full dictionary entry for "tenhas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tennis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenhas" and "tennis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tendes vs tennis". 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 #19,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.