Which to use
“tenho” is a verb and “trecho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #90
- “tenho” frequency rank
- #3,171
- “trecho” frequency rank
- 3261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenho | trecho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ter | espaço de tempo ou de lugar |
Letter map: tenho vs trecho
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenho and trecho apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tenho runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against trecho's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: tenho vs trecho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenho is averb and trechoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenho is recorded at frequency rank #90, classified as averb. trecho is at rank #3,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'tɾe.ʃu/.
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 3261, this pair ranks #71,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tenho vs trecho
Shared letters: ehot. Private to "tenho": n. Private to "trecho": cr.
"tenho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "trecho" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenho" for "trecho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tenho" vs "trecho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tenho" vs "trecho" 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 "trecho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenho" and "trecho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tengo vs tenho". 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 #71,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.