Which to use
“tenho” is a verb and “tênis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #90
- “tenho” frequency rank
- #3,294
- “tênis” frequency rank
- 3384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenho | tênis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter | desporto individual (ou de duplas) no qual os jogadores enviam um ao outro uma pequena bola, com ajuda de raquetes por sobre uma rede que divide a quadra de jogo |
Letter map: tenho vs tênis
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenho and tênis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for tenho / tênis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenho is averb and tênisanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenho is recorded at frequency rank #90, classified as averb. tênis is at rank #3,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈte.nis/.
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 3384, this pair ranks #71,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tenho vs tênis
Shared letters: nt. Private to "tenho": eho. Private to "tênis": isê.
"tenho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tênis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tenho ← etnho · tehno · tenhho · tennho · tenoh · tneho · ttenho
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tenho" and "tênis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tenho" or "tênis" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tenho" vs "tênis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tênis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenho" and "tênis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tengo vs tênis". 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 #71,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.