Which to use
“tenso” is an adjective and “tese” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,362
- “tenso” frequency rank
- #3,647
- “tese” frequency rank
- 15009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenso | tese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está sob tensão; em que há tensão | enunciado que é exposto em um debate e defendido, se refutado |
Letter map: tenso vs tese
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenso and tese apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - tenso and tese
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenso is anadjective and teseanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenso is recorded at frequency rank #11,362, classified as anadj. tese is at rank #3,647, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɛ.zi/.
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 15009, this pair ranks #56,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tenso vs tese
Shared letters: est. Private to "tenso": no. Private to "tese": -.
"tenso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tese" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tenso" and "tese" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tenso" or "tese"?
What to do next
You've compared "tenso" and "tese". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenso" and "tese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tengo vs tenso". 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 #56,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.