Which to use
“teve” and “tive” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #293
- “teve” frequency rank
- #730
- “tive” frequency rank
- 1023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teve | tive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do verbo ter | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: teve vs tive
Shared letters muted; letters that set teve and tive apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on teve vs tive
teve and tive are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “teve” becomes i in “tive”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teve is recorded at frequency rank #293, classified as averb. tive is at rank #730, 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 1023, this pair ranks #74,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teve vs tive
Shared letters: etv. Private to "teve": -. Private to "tive": i.
"teve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teve" and "tive" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "teve" or "tive"?
What to do next
Pair "teve" vs "tive" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "teve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teve" and "tive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tique vs tive". 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 #74,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.