Which to use
“tenhas” and “tinhas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,973
- “tenhas” frequency rank
- #17,926
- “tinhas” frequency rank
- 32899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenhas | tinhas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo do verbo ter | segunda pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tenhas vs tinhas
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenhas and tinhas apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - tenhas / tinhas
tenhas 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 differ by a single letter - e in “tenhas” becomes i in “tinhas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenhas is recorded at frequency rank #14,973, 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 32899, this pair ranks #34,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenhas vs tinhas
Shared letters: ahnst. Private to "tenhas": e. Private to "tinhas": i.
"tenhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tinhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenhas" for "tinhas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tenhas" vs "tinhas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tenhas" vs "tinhas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenhas" 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 #34,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenhas" 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 #34,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.