Which to use
“tirar” and “tiver” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #661
- “tirar” frequency rank
- #1,230
- “tiver” frequency rank
- 1891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tirar | tiver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr para fora; retirar facilmente, em geral com as mãos | primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tirar vs tiver
Shared letters muted; letters that set tirar and tiver apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tirar and tiver follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tirar vs tiver
tirar and tiver 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tirar is recorded at frequency rank #661, classified as averb, pronounced /t͡ʃiˈɾa(ʁ)/ [t͡ʃiˈɾa(h)]. tiver is at rank #1,230, 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 1891, this pair ranks #73,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tirar vs tiver
Shared letters: irt. Private to "tirar": a. Private to "tiver": ev.
"tirar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tiver" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tirar" and "tiver" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tirar" or "tiver"?
After this comparison
Pair "tirar" vs "tiver" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tirar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tiver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tirar" and "tiver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tirar vs torrar". 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 #73,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.