Which to use
“tensão” is a noun and “terão” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,913
- “tensão” frequency rank
- #2,294
- “terão” frequency rank
- 5207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tensão | terão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato ou efeito de esticar ou forçar algo ao seu limite | terceira pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tensão vs terão
Shared letters muted; letters that set tensão and terão apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tensão runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against terão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - tensão and terão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tensão is anoun and terãoaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tensão is recorded at frequency rank #2,913, classified as anoun, pronounced /tẽ.ˈsɐ.ɐ̃w̃/. terão is at rank #2,294, 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 5207, this pair ranks #69,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tensão vs terão
Shared letters: eotã. Private to "tensão": ns. Private to "terão": r.
"tensão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "terão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tensão" for "terão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tensão" vs "terão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "tensão" vs "terão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tensão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tensão" and "terão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tengo vs tensão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,467 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.