Which to use
“teve” and “tiver” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #293
- “teve” frequency rank
- #1,230
- “tiver” frequency rank
- 1523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teve | tiver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do verbo ter | primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: teve vs tiver
Shared letters muted; letters that set teve and tiver apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. teve runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tiver's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - teve / tiver
teve and tiver 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teve is recorded at frequency rank #293, classified as averb. tiver is at rank #1,230, 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 1523, this pair ranks #74,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teve vs tiver
Shared letters: etv. Private to "teve": -. Private to "tiver": ir.
"teve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tiver" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teve" for "tiver" ever safe?
Frequency check: "teve" vs "tiver" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "teve" and "tiver". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "teve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tiver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teve" and "tiver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teve vs tune". 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 #74,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.