Which to use
“tive” and “tiver” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #730
- “tive” frequency rank
- #1,230
- “tiver” frequency rank
- 1960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tive | tiver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ter | primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tive vs tiver
Shared letters muted; letters that set tive and tiver apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tive runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tiver's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: tive and tiver
tive 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tive” sits inside “tiver”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tive is recorded at frequency rank #730, classified as averb. 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 1960, this pair ranks #73,559 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tive vs tiver
Shared letters: eitv. Private to "tive": -. Private to "tiver": r.
"tive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tiver" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tive" for "tiver" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tive" vs "tiver" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tive" and "tiver".
- Full dictionary entry for "tive" 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 #73,559 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tive" and "tiver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tique vs tive". 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 #73,559 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.