Which to use
“tha” and “tinha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,931
- “tha” frequency rank
- #159
- “tinha” frequency rank
- 39090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tha | tinha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | presente do verbo bi (ser, estar); sou/estou, é/está, somos/estamos, são/estão | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tha vs tinha
Shared letters muted; letters that set tha and tinha apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tha runs 3 letters (CCV) against tinha's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: tha and tinha
tha and tinha 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tha is recorded at frequency rank #38,931, classified as averb, pronounced /ha/. tinha is at rank #159, 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 39090, this pair ranks #27,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tha vs tinha
Shared letters: aht. Private to "tha": -. Private to "tinha": in.
"tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "tinha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tinha ← itnha · tihna · tinah · tinhha · tinnha · tniha · ttinha
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tha" and "tinha" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tha" vs "tinha" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "tha" vs "tinha" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tinha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tha" and "tinha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tha vs tosa". 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 #27,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.