ti vs tua, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ti” is a pronoun and “tua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#779
“ti” frequency rank: #662
“tua” frequency rank: 1441
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ti	tua
Definition	que diz respeito à tua pessoa	que tem você como objeto

Letter map: ti vs tua

Shared letters muted; letters that set ti and tua apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

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tua

Role in the sentence - ti and tua

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ti is apronoun and tuaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ti is recorded at frequency rank #779, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈti/. tua is at rank #662, tagged as anadj.

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 1441, this pair ranks #74,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ti vs tua

Shared letters: t. Private to "ti": i. Private to "tua": au.

"ti" · 2 letters · shape CV · "tua" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ti" and "tua" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ti" is a pronoun and "tua" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "ti" or "tua"?

"tua" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #662 in our Portuguese list, against #779 for "ti". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ti" and "tua".

Full dictionary entry for "ti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "tua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #74,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ti" and "tua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tua vs tufo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #74,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.