Which to use
“teu” is a pronoun and “tha” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #592
- “teu” frequency rank
- #38,931
- “tha” frequency rank
- 39523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teu | tha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de posse da segunda pessoa do singular (tu) | presente do verbo bi (ser, estar); sou/estou, é/está, somos/estamos, são/estão |
Where the eye mixes teu and tha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses teu with tha
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teu is /ˈtew/ while tha is /ha/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teu is recorded at frequency rank #592, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈtew/. tha is at rank #38,931, tagged as averb, pronounced /ha/.
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 39523, this pair ranks #26,703 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teu vs tha
Shared letters: t. Private to "teu": eu. Private to "tha": ah.
"teu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teu" for "tha" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "teu" or "tha" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "teu" and "tha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,703 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teu" and "tha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tha vs tosa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,703 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.