Which to use
“tenso” is an adjective and “texto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,362
- “tenso” frequency rank
- #680
- “texto” frequency rank
- 12042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tenso | texto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está sob tensão; em que há tensão | conjunto palavras encadeadas formando um sentido ou conceito |
Letter map: tenso vs texto
Shared letters muted; letters that set tenso and texto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for tenso / texto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tenso is anadjective and textoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tenso is recorded at frequency rank #11,362, classified as anadj. texto is at rank #680, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɐjʃ.tu/.
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 12042, this pair ranks #60,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tenso vs texto
Shared letters: eot. Private to "tenso": ns. Private to "texto": x.
"tenso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "texto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tenso" for "texto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tenso" vs "texto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "tenso" vs "texto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tenso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "texto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tenso" and "texto" 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 #60,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.