Which to use
“tinham” and “tínhamos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #904
- “tinham” frequency rank
- #4,772
- “tínhamos” frequency rank
- 5676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tinham | tínhamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter | primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tinham vs tínhamos
Shared letters muted; letters that set tinham and tínhamos apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - tinham / tínhamos
tinham and tínhamos 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 5676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tinham is recorded at frequency rank #904, classified as averb. tínhamos is at rank #4,772, 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 5676, this pair ranks #68,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tinham vs tínhamos
Shared letters: ahmnt. Private to "tinham": i. Private to "tínhamos": osí.
"tinham" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tínhamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tinham ← itnham · tihnam · tinahm · tinhamm · tinhham · tinhma · tinnham · tniham
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tinham" and "tínhamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tinham" or "tínhamos"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "tinham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tínhamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tinham" and "tínhamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tainha vs tinham". 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 #68,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.