Which to use
“tinha” is a verb and “tinto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #159
- “tinha” frequency rank
- #14,977
- “tinto” frequency rank
- 15136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tinha | tinto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter | que se tingiu |
Letter map: tinha vs tinto
Shared letters muted; letters that set tinha and tinto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: tinha vs tinto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tinha is averb and tintoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tinha is recorded at frequency rank #159, classified as averb. tinto is at rank #14,977, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtĩ.tu/.
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 15136, this pair ranks #56,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tinha vs tinto
Shared letters: int. Private to "tinha": ah. Private to "tinto": o.
"tinha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tinto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tinha" and "tinto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tinha" or "tinto" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "tinha" vs "tinto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tinha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tinto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tinha" and "tinto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tengo vs tinto". 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 #56,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.