Which to use
“tive” is a verb and “true” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #730
- “tive” frequency rank
- #9,418
- “true” frequency rank
- 10148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tive | true |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ter | verdadeiro, verídico |
Letter map: tive vs true
Shared letters muted; letters that set tive and true apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for tive / true
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tive is averb and trueanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tive is recorded at frequency rank #730, classified as averb. true is at rank #9,418, tagged as anadj, pronounced /truː/.
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 10148, this pair ranks #63,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tive vs true
Shared letters: et. Private to "tive": iv. Private to "true": ru.
"tive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "true" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tive" and "true" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tive" vs "true" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tive" vs "true" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "true" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tive" and "true" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tique vs true". 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 #63,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.