Which to use
“tínhamos” and “tinhas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,772
- “tínhamos” frequency rank
- #17,926
- “tinhas” frequency rank
- 22698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tínhamos | tinhas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter | segunda pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tínhamos vs tinhas
Shared letters muted; letters that set tínhamos and tinhas apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. tínhamos runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against tinhas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: tínhamos and tinhas
tínhamos and tinhas 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 22698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tínhamos is recorded at frequency rank #4,772, classified as averb. tinhas is at rank #17,926, 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 22698, this pair ranks #47,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tínhamos vs tinhas
Shared letters: ahnst. Private to "tínhamos": moí. Private to "tinhas": i.
"tínhamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "tinhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tinhas ← itnhas · tihnas · tinahs · tinhass · tinhhas · tinhsa · tinnhas · tnihas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tínhamos" and "tinhas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tínhamos" or "tinhas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "tínhamos" vs "tinhas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tínhamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tinhas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tínhamos" and "tinhas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tainha vs tinhas". 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 #47,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.