Which to use
“tivesse” and “tivesses” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #926
- “tivesse” frequency rank
- #34,491
- “tivesses” frequency rank
- 35417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tivesse | tivesses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do conjuntivo do verbo ter | segunda pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do conjuntivo do verbo ter |
Letter map: tivesse vs tivesses
Shared letters muted; letters that set tivesse and tivesses apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. tivesse runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against tivesses's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: tivesse and tivesses
tivesse and tivesses 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) - “tivesse” sits inside “tivesses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tivesse is recorded at frequency rank #926, classified as averb. tivesses is at rank #34,491, 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 35417, this pair ranks #31,648 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tivesse vs tivesses
Shared letters: eistv. Private to "tivesse": -. Private to "tivesses": -.
"tivesse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "tivesses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tivesse" for "tivesses" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tivesse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tivesses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,648 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tivesse" and "tivesses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tivesses vs tiveste". 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 #31,648 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.